Posted by paulo sham on January 13, 2005, at 7:43:50
In reply to Effexor XL, posted by Mick3000 on December 14, 2004, at 10:46:25
> I am new to Effexor XL. I was currently on Wellbutin SR but I had weight gain, hunger and mostly migraines. I was changed over to Effexor last week. The first couple days I felt drugged, lethargic and depressed. After about 6 days I am feeling much better. Sleeping better too, I take the Effexor is in am so I don't have insomnia. I did notice some water retention in my face but I am not as hunger as I was on Wellbutin and hopefully will lose the 15 pounds I gained. I was put on Wellbutin when my parents were tragically killed in a house gas well explosion. Will the side effect go away as time goes on. I am on 37.5mg and feeling uplighted and not depressed anymore. It did take 6 long, hard days as I felt tired too. Any comments??? please
I've been on effexor xl for over a year now and while at first the side effects seemed a bit much, shaky hands and a feeling of disorientation, they went after a while. I'm sure that the fact that I was feeling really down did somewhat enhance the disorientation, now the3 only side effect that i experience is the lack of libido, and if you can live with that you should be fine. occasionally i do get a bit shaky but thats only in times of stress. One thing I must say is take your medicine at the same time every day and never misss a day , I did once and the feeling was quiet bad, lots of rushes from the tips of my fingers and in my head , not pleasant at all. this time 14 months ago I was at a very low point in my life but now even though i'm not back to my old self,I do feel like i'm getting there. just hang on in there and as they say the world will be your lobster(ha ha )
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