Posted by Mikey_C on February 6, 2003, at 15:43:14
In reply to Re: Anyone with panic and anxiety disorders........... » justyourlaugh, posted by tina on February 6, 2003, at 14:05:55
Tina, I took Effexor for a few months before I was diagnosed as being Bi-Polar. I was on a relatively low-dose, can't remember exactly how many mgs at the moment, but for a while there, it really helped to calm things down. No real long-term side effects from it other than it was kind of hard to climax.That's minus the HORRIBLE start-up effects though.... my skin, to me, felt like burning rubber for about 2 weeks... My head hurt, my vision was blurred, had little to no appetite... just really nasty. Then that stopped and I was alright on it for a few months. Not too sure why I stopped though.
But when I stopped... that's the main reason why I will never EVER go back on that stuff... the withdrawal is about the scariest thing I've ever gone through. Man... the dreams *cries*... I've always had vivid dreams, but never really much of a nightmare person... When I was going through Effexor withdrawal, I was dreaming about little kids, like 4 and 5 year olds, being horribly mutilated and then their dead bodies chasing after me.... Woke up a few times in those 2 weeks swearing that I would never sleep again. Then of course... the withdrawal symptoms were just about as bad as the start up symptoms.
So, if you don't mind the start-up or withdrawal, then yeah, Effexor really does work.
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