Posted by canuck22 on September 30, 2005, at 1:07:24
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR? Follow up, posted by NicknameRay on September 29, 2005, at 9:39:04
DOn't freak out. I scared myself too by reading this site right after I started taking it and guess what, I had very few side effects and it changed my life. You have to remember that most people who post things on websites are those that have bad experiences and are warning you about it...the people who have been helped are busy out living and enjoying their lives!! The only reason I post on this site is because I felt exactly like you..I was scared to death after reading some of the stuff on here...you have to make a decision that is right for YOU, you can't base how the medication is going to work for you on other people's experiences...it affects everyone differently. If you are on it and decide it is not working for you and you want to go off it, that's fine, but do not be persuaded by other people's bad experiences.
> Man, if I could make a decision, I'd be scary!!! After I posted (thank you for the responses) - I decided maybe I should give it a try and see what happens after 2 weeks.
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> Then I made the mistake of going through and reading more posts this morning. Now I'm TOTALLY freaked out again. So I think I'm going to stop. My doctor is out of town for 2 wks on vacation so I can't talk to him, but I will when he gets back.
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> Anyway, where I am. I started the 37.5mg last Thursday for a week and this morning took my first 75mg. I sat there and looked at the damn thing and thought "Do I really want to take this?" but took it. Now I wish I hadn't. I'm wondering if I don't take one tomorrow if I'm going to screw myself up or is it too early to worry about it? Maybe I should try to get another sample pack of 37.5mg and go back down to that and wean from there. I'm so confused and so scared!!!
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> Any thoughts??? (Besides I'm a neurotic mess??) I'd really appreciate the help!!!
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