Posted by Rowdy Redhead on July 6, 2004, at 17:40:31
In reply to Re: Everyone's different, but... » dusty534, posted by LynnM. on June 19, 2004, at 19:08:12
> Being on Effexor made me VERY sleepy, and I was only on 75 mg. I wanted to sleep all the time! I love naps, but on Effexor my naps sometimes lasted 3 hours. Had no energy, either.
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> I'm withdrawing slowly from it, and I'm feeling brain zaps now (I'm on 37.5 mg. every other day). Also hot flashes. BUT, my appetite has suppressed somewhat. While on full dosage Effexor, I couldn't wait until the next meal. Food never tasted so good.
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> For me, Effexor turned into the med. from He**. Lord knows, I can't see myself continuing to take Effexor and some other ADs to curb the withdrawal symptoms!WELL! this settles it..I am going off this stuff. I have been thinking about it for a while, as I am as depresssed as before, if not more so, no motivation, just slugbait, and hungry all the time.
What are these brain zaps, and how do I deal with them??
( AND BOY AM I SO TICKED OFF at my MD who NEVER told me my continuing night swaets could be from Effexor and not return to menopause!)
I am not sleeping either..and she just prescribed Trazadone for that..a pill on top of a pill....I swore I would never do that...
Now I don't know if I will have what I need inside of me to quit..
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