Posted by Racer on May 14, 2005, at 15:15:29
In reply to Re: About Effexor and Obsessiveness..., posted by rachel sarah on May 14, 2005, at 2:25:09
Let's see, I was on Effexor XR 225mg and Prozac 10mg for ... um ... 1998 until 2002, I think? About that. I tapered down on the Effexor over about eight months -- one of the big reasons I didn't want to try it again -- and the weight was easing a bit along that period, but by late spring of 2003 -- my last Effexor was in November 2002 -- I had lost at least 20 pounds. (I didn't get on a scale in that time, mind you. Just happened to pop onto a scale, expecting to be shocked at a huge number, but found it was ten pounds less than I had hoped.)
What did I change in that time? Not a damn thing.
In fact, I'd given in to being fat to the point I ate whatever I damn well pleased, since nothing was going to bring my weight down, anyway, so who cared?
Now, keep in mind that I have been anorexic for a long time, and my reaction to certain sorts of stress is to start restricing again. By the end of summer 2003, I was down another 15 pounds, and the rest came off after that, as the active anorexia came back. Then I lost an additional 45 pounds, which is what we're working on putting back on me now -- kinda...
Harder than you might think...
Good luck.
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