Posted by Searching for Sanity on February 27, 2005, at 20:57:46
In reply to Re: Is Effexor effective? I have tried others.... » Searching for Sanity, posted by Damos on February 27, 2005, at 14:52:34
> Hi,
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> I was on Efexor-XR for just over 2 years max dosage 225mg/day. This came after a short and very unpleasant expereince with Zoloft. I've been on 0mg for 22 days now and am still having some (what I can only assume are) withdrawal symptoms. The biggest withdrawal learning is that you simply have to come off any of these drugs very slowly and that Efexor-XR can't be taken every other day because it has such a short life.
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> This drug was good for me and has helped me a lot. I'd never been on any medication of this type before (though I can now clearly see that I should have been), and the Zoloft experience scared the hell out of me. The important thing is that I really trust my Doctors. Do they get it wrong sometimes, yes they do, but we really talk about every single aspect of my health and they genuinely listen. All of the choices have been made together, taking into consideration my feelings and experiences - even the choice to stop the Efexor the way we did. The right doctors are really, really important to success, there just has to be trust and confidence there.
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> Good luck, I'll be thinking of you.Thank you, that was very sweet :) It is nice to see a positive story, honestly, it really, really is. Keep them coming, please!
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