Posted by new2fxr on December 17, 2003, at 1:30:19
In reply to Effexor XR - I'm new! Please help...., posted by Gummybear on December 14, 2003, at 22:53:56
> Hi, I've just started taking (one week) Effexor XR and it's really helped with the anxiety. However I feel TOTALLY tired, yawn and lifeless during the day, also I get spells of dizziness, disorentation and I feel like fainting or having to sit down/lie down. It's only been a week on 37.5 dose, this week I'm upping the does...so I'm trying to hang in there.....
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> ....please, do these side affects go away? Has anyone experienced these and have they gone away? How long does it take????????? It's really affecting my work / life.I started about two months ago and experienced similar side effects for the first few weeks. I also had pretty bad headaches (ibuprofen worked well). Most of those effects tapered off after the first few weeks, although they can come back if I forget a dose for 1/2 day as has happened a few times. I'm taking the 75 dose currently. A good night of sleep helped by Ambien sleeping pills helps as well.
The most annoying side effect for me has been retarded sexual climax - something I had mild troubles with before starting treatment of mild depression and anxiety. After weeks of hard effort (insert here every Viagra joke you've ever heard about guys with their right arm in a sling) there was a rather "explosive" breakthrough, but the problem still exists to an annoying extent.
On a more positive note, I do feel less depressed and anxious thanks to the drug, which is pretty amazing considering my present external circumstances (American I.T. worker - jobless and soon homeless from foreclosure).
Best of luck to you on your treatment.
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