Posted by Frankie2120 on September 27, 2006, at 9:45:34
In reply to Re: Anxiety Sweating, Etc. with Effexor, posted by LC on September 26, 2006, at 12:19:12
I have been on Effexor XR for 6 weeks now starting out at 37.5 for a week... then to 75... now i've been at 150 for 4 weeks now... I was also on Laxepro for 2 years before this. I started noticeing the positive effects of this drug after about 5 weeks... I used to smoke all the time at work... before i go out and talk to people... before a meeting... before lunch.. after... Not even kidding it was the strangest thing in the world but the cravings completely went away and i havn't had a smoke in 2 weeks now and don't even care... I also used to have a real problem with people being around me when i was working out or even in crowded places... doesn't bother me one bit now... when i stopped with the laxepro some of my nervous habits came back (like picking at the eyebrows) but that has since calmed down (although now they are very thin again haha)... The side effects that I noticed when starting was I would get extremely tired... That has since gone away... I'm always hot no matter what so i really didn't notice the sweating. The one side effect that did stay with me though is the ringing in my ears... I only notice it when i think about it but it's always there... not too loud but there... completely tolerable though because of the incredible way this medicine has helped me with social anxiety and the added bonous of the smoking... It's really helping with the depression as well... I actually have a follow up visit with my doctor today and a few more questions i'm going to ask... I'll let u know if i hear anything more interesting....
I'm 28 years old... a project engineer and i love to go out... I have been doing well at things before but there always was some kind of internal struggle in my mind... I seriously feel like I'm awake competely for the first time in years....
ok was that long enough.. haha... so procrastinateing at work cause i'm hungry and want to eat lunch... :)
Good luck....
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