Posted by jiggitykid on March 9, 2004, at 21:41:16
In reply to Re: Any long term Effexor-free survivors? » StaceyB, posted by MeggE on March 9, 2004, at 20:59:50
Hang in there, Sweetie. It took a little over a month, give or take, before I was finally beginning to feel that it was getting better. I've been off of it since roughly Thanksgiving (I wish I had possessed the wherewithal to journal!! If you aren't, please start), and the only remaining difficulty I have regularly is the deteriorated eyesight. I imagine it would be nearly impossible to pin that directly to the Effexor, but I know that prior to my taking the Effexor, my eyes were okay. While taking the drug, I had trouble with blurriness, and read that it is often a side-effect. I never dreamed that it would leave my eyes worse.
Anyone who defends this drug has the right to do so, only don't do it here, nicely or not. No one here wants to hear this. We are or have been going through hell with this. Have a little respect, and keep the nicey-nicies somewhere else. If a lawsuit ever goes to trial, join the defense there, but don't bring it here.
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