Posted by fayeroe on February 8, 2004, at 6:59:42
In reply to Effexor or Zoloft? Plus Topamax?, posted by Euclid on February 7, 2004, at 11:10:58
I took EffexorXR for about two years. I lost 38 pounds and I felt like my head was full of rocks. Always....I could barely function after I had been on the med about 8 months. I don't recommend the drug at all. I took myself off, doc wouldn't even consider it was hurting me, and did it gradually. BUT after I halved the dosage, I felt like a new person within 24 hours. So that convinced me that it really was hurting me. I am on the old tried and true Prozac now and doing as well as could be expected. There is a lot of stress in my life, so I try to balance that out with everything else. But I'd try ECT before I took Effexor again. Best, Pat
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