Posted by micro on February 20, 2004, at 0:57:37
In reply to Re: cigarette cravings on Effexor, posted by anxiety66me on February 19, 2004, at 9:11:54
> The same thing happened to me when I was on Paxil. I guess I need to tell my pdoc about- because it is obviously a problem. When my best friend took Paxil she started drinking on her lunchbreaks into the night.
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> I'm not saying that I am as bad off as she was. It is just odd for me because I used to be the designated driver-type before this. I would have 1-2 drinks in a weekend. Now I am drinking 1-2 in a night.
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> The smoking has gone from about 5 a day to about 10- 15. My doc would definitely take me off of it.
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> The drug has helped me, but the side effects are not worth it.
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> Thanks for your input.This is a great post! I have heard people on ssri's complain about specific urges that are somewhat Ocd or behavioral in nature such as nail biting, smoking, picking at themselves, etc... even though they have had what is deemed a good therapeutic result![Although the alcohol usage is a new one]
Interesting isn't it? Regards, Micro
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