Posted by tuckerj on December 11, 2004, at 10:26:41
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR?, posted by dancingstar on December 10, 2004, at 23:35:55
Hi I wrote on this site about starting to take effexor and itching as a side effect. Well the itching went away after a week, but the insomnia didn't. I haven't slept for more that 3 hours a day since starting this drug, and my anxiety levels went through the roof.
After seeing my doctor, he took me off it, and has now given me beta blockers for the anxiety, and I'm already feeling calmer (which I think was the problem in the first place, I never actually felt depressed, but anxious)
However, even though I was only on 37mg a day, after only one day off the effexor, I'm beginning to get these "Brain Shivers" I've been reading about - it almost seems like they are mini blackouts.
So my advice is, if you're feeling anxiety (especially if you are a guy) don't be afraid of admitting it to your doctor, otherwise you may end up on this drug after being wrongly diagnosed with depression, and trust me. You don't want to be taking this stuff.
Good luck to all of you who are trying to wean yourself of higher doses, it must be tough.
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