Posted by toodlebug on August 2, 2004, at 9:36:41
In reply to need new med please, posted by jenn007 on August 2, 2004, at 8:57:19
Effexor was very activating for me, so maybe my experiences will not be very informative. Paxil made me VERY sleepy. I had to take 2-3 hour naps every day on top of my normal amount of sleep or I just couldn't function. I also gained a lot of weight on Paxil. (I did on Effexor, too, though!) I definitely wouldn't recommend Paxil. Another AD which was very activating for me was Celexa (even more so than Effexor), but I've heard some people complain of it causing drowsiness. Wellbutrin doesn't have a very strong anti-depressant effect and is best used in conjunction with another AD. It supposedly works very well with Effexor. Talk to your doctor about it.
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