Posted by DebraA. on September 8, 2002, at 17:30:04
In reply to Re: Anyone use Effexor XR for prevention of migraines? » 123, posted by Ritch on September 6, 2002, at 23:39:08
It's not true that effexor won't put weight on you. I gained some weight and it's been impossible to get it off. I can't imagine why anyone would prescribe effexor for migraines - while on the drug, my neck and jaw were extremely tight all the time (I had to get a teeth guard for the grinding I did at night). Plus, if you ever go on this stuff be warned that this is the nastiest withdrawal you can ever imagine. I think a migraine would be a better predicament to be in right now. I've been in withdrawal for a week now and I feel anxious, paranoid, nauseated, depressed, and I have had diarrhea, sweats, and brain tremors (with accompanying swishing noises in my head) that remind me of being an experiment in a Frankenstein lab. Don't do it, man, if you've got some alternatives. Keep reading some of these posts and you'll see. I also failed to mention that effexor killed my libido - orgasm went right out the window on this stuff.
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