Posted by Racer on May 12, 2004, at 11:12:11
In reply to Re: best anxiety meds without weight gain? I agree, posted by invisiblemanpa on May 12, 2004, at 9:37:15
I'm no longer on Effexor. Since my primary problem is depression, and it stopped working for that, I stopped it. The anxiolytic effects started virtually from the first day, at 37.5 mg, but the antidepressant effects -- mild though they were -- didn't kick in below 225, which was then said to be the highest therapeutic dose. The addition of 10mg Prozac was enough at first to keep the depression at bay, but within about 2 years it was back. I stayed on it for 4 or 5 years, though, before I finally gave up on it.
I did gain weight, as I said, but I can't say whether that was the Effexor or the Prozac or some other factor. I can say that, as soon as I got off the drugs, about half the weight dropped off on its own, with no changes made on my part. The rest of the weight dropped off when the next depressive episode hit...
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