Posted by MaryG on April 4, 2003, at 23:12:59
In reply to Re: Effexor XR - Very Dangerous drug??, posted by Jack Smith on April 4, 2003, at 18:17:33
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> Then why did you stay on it for three years? Just curious because if a drug did that to me, I would not stay on it. Also, what dose were you on?Well, I can't answer for him, but for myself - I've been reading this message board and am just now realizing that some of the changes I've gone through over the past couple years were probably related to the Effexxor, although I never would have thought about that connection myself.
One example of that is my extreme tiredness. I was falling asleep at work, sometimes 3 or 4 times a day, sitting at my desk - there were times when I actually slept for an hour. Scary.. I was so afraid I would get caught and lose my job. On weekends, if I gave in to the overwhelming urge to have a "nap", I'd sleep for about 5 hours! So I ended up seeing a sleep doctor, he put me on meds for narcolepsy, but now I wonder if it's really just the Effexor. I, too, had lost the ability to really think, and concentrate on anything.. I never would have associated that with the drug. I actually thought I had sleep apnea, and wasn't getting enough deep sleep, and that's why i was always so tired and couldn't concentrate.
This has been an eye-opening experience for me, because I had never really thought before about how powerful drugs really can be. Pretty scary...
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