Posted by Robin David John on September 5, 2002, at 17:52:57
In reply to Re: almost 5 weeks ... Im with you Roo, posted by Roo on September 5, 2002, at 16:12:10
> Charlie--
>
> I was exactly where you were with it...took it (effexor xr)
> for a month or so, and didn't notice any improvement....Personally,
> if I were you...I'd nix it and move on...although I'm sure many would
> argue with me, that's just the way I feel. Particularly if you've responded
> more rapidly in the past. Just be prepared for the withdrawal, which I think
> can be bad even if you start another drug. I was on it for only a month
> or so at a low dose most of the time (33 mg's) and then a couple of weeks
> at 75 mgs...and withdrawal was still really, really hard for me. I am
> still feeling a little dizzy, but emotionally things have calmed down
> and the dizziness is a little less every day...
>
> The more I think about it, the more glad I am that I decided not to be
> on effexor...even if it would have worked well for me, I don't want to be
> on a med that is that damn hard to get off of.Im still with you Roo..you got it ..Doctors dont always know the best ..but we do ..I think
Robin
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