Posted by janejj on March 29, 2003, at 20:56:34
In reply to Quitting Lexapro- Want to try Effexor but scared, posted by KRM123 on March 29, 2003, at 1:04:49
Hi,
I can understand your frustration with Lex, as I just recently graduated and its a hassle whilst your at shcool to be going through these things.
Anyway I tried Effexor for about a week and really couldn't deal with the side effects, so I am not a good person to give any positive feed back on it !Then i had really bad withdrawal just from a weeks use, it was awful.
After that I tried prozac which worked great, it is a stimulating SSRI so no sleeping during the day or at night at first, I had bad insomnia, but it got better. I also lost weight on it without trying, which was a nice side effect. Half way through I decided to add wellbutrin, BIG MISTAKE! I ended up really depressed and angry, so will never go near that stuff again !
Have you tried Prozac? I think it is a really good drug. The only problem is that everyone differs. You mgiht find that effexor works really well for you, I guess you have to give it a shot!
Good Luck and make sure you do what is right for you ~
janejj
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