Posted by awatts on November 15, 2003, at 8:53:30
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR? , posted by Lacey2001 on November 15, 2003, at 1:05:57
Hi Lacey,
Most of your side effects except the sexual ones should go away or at least get a lot better. ONLY take it in the morning to help with sleep. You probably won't realize any benefits until you are up to 150mg/day. Effexor XR is the only AD that has worked for me. I take 225mg. Sex drive is gone, but the depression was worse.
Good luck.
Alan> Hi everyone. I was incredibly happy to see this board. I have recently started taking Effexor XR this week. I have been on it for 7 days now. I was feeling down for a few years and was always too shy or embarassed bringing it up to anyone at all but finally thought to myself that I am sick of feeling like this. It seems to be getting worse since my only daughter was born two years ago.
> My Dr. put me on Effexor XR 37.5 mg for the first 7 days, and today I moved up to 75 mg. The past week has been awful for no sleep at all. I feel like a zombie all during the day. The first two days I was quite sick to my stomach but thought Iw ould hold it out and at least that feeling went away. Now I am stuck with no sleep. Does this seem to go away because I couldn't handle this all the time?
> Another question I have is the price of this prescription? I am from Canada and I want to know from anyone really not just a fellow Canadian if it is expensive?
> One more question is how it affects everyone's sex drive? I didn't have one to begin with so I hope this doesn't destory it completely.
> I am excited to have all of you to chat with. Take care.
> Lacey
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