Posted by Chrispy_85 on October 12, 2005, at 9:55:33
In reply to Re: Ringing in ears from Effexor anyone? » chrispy_85, posted by 4wd on October 10, 2005, at 22:48:05
> > > > > Has anyone ever experienced ringing in the ears from Effexor?
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> > > > > And do you notice a sort of apathetic feeling, like you don't really enjoy anything, everything is just sort of the same?
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> > > > > Marsha
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> > > > hello there. i've only been on effexor for about a month now, but i'm definately experiencing that feeling. half the time i feel like all i'm doing is just simply 'being'. it feels like my emotions are suppressing themselves. things that i would normally have emotional problems with just don't seem to bother me anymore. i guess that's what the pills are supposed to do? but it still feels kind of strange. does that make any sense?
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> > > I think that's pretty typical with Effexor, along with the inability to cry. I stopped Effexor about six months ago because it had quit working for depression (I had been on it for about 4-5 years). Now I am experiencing all the emotional upsets that I didn't experience before. What I mean is that every bad feeling, every bit of anxiety and fear that I didn't have while I was on Effexor is hitting me now. I don't think this happens to most people but it;s happening to me.
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> > > It's possible there's more involved than just the Effexor but I know that every time I tried to switch from Effexor to a different AD, I started getting panicky and terrified within a couple of weeks and I'd have to go back on. I finally decided to live through it and get off it. It could just be that the Effexor was treating anxiety that I would have had anyway but I've never been as badly scared as I have been the last six months. I hope it gets better soon.
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> > > The lack of emotion might lessen if you were on a lower dose.
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> > > Marsha
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> > hey marsha,
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> > thanks for all of your input on that. i really hope that things get better for you soon. it must be really awful to have all of that anxiety come back after so long. do you think the drugs are worth the lack of emotion? i figure since you were on them for so much longer then i've been you might be able to tell me. i just can't tell now. i just don't feel like myself anymore and it's beginning to scare me. but then on the other hand, the thought of having that anxiety and panic attacks also scares me. i don't know. anyways, i really hope you start feeling better soon.
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> > chris
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> Well, it was worth it for me. I hated it, though, and kept trying to get off Effexor, partly because of that. When Effexor quit working and I had to start searching for someting else tolerable, I really began to appreciate what Effexor had done for me in the past. If I could get back to that, I would. It's a lot better than being in intolerable emotional pain or terror. In fact, I keep thinking I'll try Effexor again.
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> What dose do you take?
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> Marsha
>hey marsha,
i'm taking 150mg/day right now, but i have a doctor's appt later today about upping it. i'm not sure if i should, but he said for anxiety and panic attacks it usually takes a higher dose to work. i really hope it works. i can't take the panic attacks anymore. the anxiety is down a bit, but it could be a lot more forsure. thanks for listening marsha, it's nice to have a person to talk to about this stuff. if i talk to my friends about it i feel like they'll think i'm crazy or something. if there's anything i can do to help you, just let me know. if i can do it, i'd be happy to.
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