Posted by gbtbag on July 1, 2004, at 19:17:44
In reply to Re: Efferox side effects, posted by megamufn on March 14, 2003, at 6:12:47
i want to come off Effexor XR as well, as i feel it's no longer helping me when it comes to reducing anxiety.
i'm very aware that there is a tendency to expect too much from these drugs. then again, only we can tell whether or not we're really getting any benefit. for me, as it did with Prozac, Effexor doesn't work anymore.
i tried increasing the dosage from 150mg to 225mg but all it did was worsen the side effect i detest, which is excessive sweating.
i'm hoping to get my County psychiatrist to switch me to something i haven't tried--Welbutrin, perhaps--as Prozac and Effexor are the only drugs i've been able to tolerate so far. Paxil, Serzone and Zoloft all had real downsides or just plain didn't work.
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