- balance off, heavy feet 8th May 2005
... alot of people have it. I have recently come off effexor but I was feelign that way before i came off it. ...
- twitches, muscle jerks.....please help..freaked out 5th May 2005
... tablet I have been on for 5 years now, along with effexor anti-depressant capsule. The two of them have work...
- The Best Antidepressant for Social Anxiety??? 3rd May 2005
... PROZAC TYPE
you may do better on another type such as effexor , a SNRI type
generally all antidepressant meds...
- How should I wean off my 3rd week of Zoloft 3rd May 2005
... for one week, and then stop.
I am currently on Effexor . I'm really pleased with it and it's working wonderfully...
- Is depersonalization and derealization really anxiety? HELP PLEASE :( 3rd May 2005
... often but I can say it was highly effective for me. Effexor XR had some good results on the derealization but...
- HELP me please 2nd May 2005
... was on zoloft for 2 years when it happened then on effexor for 2 years when it happened. I always have that...
- zoloft problems 2nd May 2005
... of them persisted and I ended up going off and onto Effexor ....
- Does Zoloft Cause ZITS??? 30th April 2005
... red marks. I'm completely off the Zoloft now and on Effexor . I may have to see a dermatologist to bleach my scars...
- anyone tried valium? 29th April 2005
... before. I have also tried ativan and xanax, klonopin effexor xr and prozac. none of them worked for me. hoping...
- First week side effects Prozac 27th April 2005
... ve just started on prozac a week ago after being on effexor and cipralex which never helped me. I am on it for...
- Anyone NOT have side effects with SSRI's? 22nd April 2005
... may try a different type of antidepressant such as effexor , its different to celexa, stay on the xanax at first...
- lexapro vs. zoloft 22nd April 2005
... type of antidepressant, there are several, such as effexor which is a SNRI type...
- Xanax XR 21st April 2005
... trying the xanax xr. Actually, he had prescribed effexor and wanted me to take that first to see how I did...
- Put on Effexor 20th April 2005
... anxiety. I tried several meds and am currently taking Effexor . You should have started out on a low dose, usually...
... I'm on Effexor , too. I started on 37.5 for a week, then went to...
... hi all, WEll I will let u know my effexor expereinces. I took it for 2 years and since I been ... on trhe site from dizziness 24/7. But I got off my effexor s cause I didnt wantto be dependent on a pill, and...
... Hi alicat, I was the same coming off effexor . I actually had to pe put straight onto another pill ... Have you tried taking a pill that isn't as strong as effexor to take away the dizziness? and then gradually come...
- I need opinions on anxiety meds 19th April 2005
... went through several meds and am currently taking Effexor . I really like it....
- Fear of living house? 18th April 2005
... Hello, i am 20 years old and currently on medication Effexor XR. I have this anxiety that is taking my mind away...
... Are you only on Effexor for your BP? Also what is your dose?
Have you ever...
... Yes i am currently taking Effexor Xr and the dosage is 150mgs a day. I haven't been...
... morrison
your problems sound more like anxiety to me, effexor isnt for bi polar but it can help a lot for anxiety...
... stores and other family's houses.
I was put on Effexor XR 75mg and it has completly removed my anxiety, depression...
- hunger from taking drugs 17th April 2005
... went on weight watchers and lost weight while taking Effexor . However, I realize everyone is different and I'm...
- Drug Abuse and Anxiety? 17th April 2005
... kills the feel good transmitters in your brain.
Effexor worked really well for me, for anxiety and depression...
- Lexapro is working but I am so tired! 17th April 2005
... safe to just switch like that. I have switched from effexor and zoloft before without weaning. It is worth a...
... safe to just switch like that. I have switched from effexor and zoloft before without weaning. It is worth a...
... have been on it for a long time. I was not on the effexor or the zoloft but just a few weeks to a month.......
- Anyone else have issues with people not taking your anxiety seriously? 14th April 2005
... workplace who take them every day (Paxil, Zoloft and Effexor - they've told me). These were the same people who ... ncouraging and I was having so much anxiety after going off effexor completely in January with my job, that I had to do...
- Extreme anxiety about my health 12th April 2005
... about the Risperdal you are taking. I have taken Effexor and Cipralex in the past but they never really helped...
... Anyone else in the same boat?
The dr. put me on effexor , after reading the side-effects I changed my mind...
- Went to the doc for Ativan, ended up with BuSpar 12th April 2005
... Odd is when I asked for Buspar they tried to push Effexor off on me?
Like I said in another thread one Dr....
- Anyone tried Remeron? 11th April 2005
... also tried Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil......and am now on Effexor XR. I'm really happy with it....
... and I had a good friend crawling out of his skin on Effexor . It got so bad his wife was going to leave him! Needless...
... Hi,
After tapering of that effexor XR poison, that stuff is EVIL! A great anti-depessant...
- Anxiety in the morning 10th April 2005
... anxiety is quite a bit better. I have also been taking Effexor for a few months, and maybe that's why it's not so...
- Anybody else similar to me.... 9th April 2005
... going back to the docs. He changed me from Paxil to Effexor . I was put on 4MG of Ativan a day after numerous trips ... now I am weaning off the clonipan. I am still on the effexor and I am feeling much better. So that’s my drug therapy...
- Lexapro verses Paxil 8th April 2005
... put on 2 blood pressure meds and I am know taking Effexor with great results. Anyway just wondering if Paxil...
... everyone is different. I never tryed paxil. I tried effexor , prozac, celexa, klonopin.ativan and lexapro was the...
- Advice on an anti-depressant? 7th April 2005
... I have been on Effexor XR for about 2 months and it has been working wonders...
... I too am taking Effexor XR and am very happy with it. I have the opposite...
... Thanks for your replies! I have been given effexor too. I took the sample packets of 37.5 and 75 mg...
- zoloft withdrawal 6th April 2005
... mg, I said take me off, I hate it. I am now taking Effexor XR and am very happy with it so far.
I too had...
- Dizziness vs Vertigo 31st March 2005
... like it all started as a result of me getting off my effexor ... I dont wanto be dependent on a pill cause one day...
... which I wanted to kill my self on them. Then took effexor well since I been off the effexors I havent been the ... I dont know if it all started after being off the effexor s and then going to the hosdpital and now That I think ... they gave me since I couldnt eat after gettin off the effexor s.. I think it was a side effect.. I know I sound like...
- Prozac? 30th March 2005
... I have already been on Paxil, Zoloft, and Effexor in the past. It was horrible weaning off Effexor ... try the generic of Prozac just to see what happens. Effexor GAVE me panic attacks, Zoloft didn't seem to do anything...
- Help Help Help 29th March 2005
... treat it. I took Paxil at first then swithched to effexor . When my anxiety gets real bad. I can't leave the ... gone through. They started back up in 2002. I am on effexor and clonapan. I don't waist any time now when it comes...
- nardil 29th March 2005
... thursday. I have already been through most the ssri, effexor , klonopin. They help a little but I always feel tired...
- cymbalta 27th March 2005
... Hry33 (is it Harry?...just curious)
I know that Effexor and Cymbalta are very similiar in their dual uptake ... inhibition, and effexor is fda approved for GAD and SAD. I've also read that ... quicker to work on the neophedrine (whatever) part, and effexor requires a higher dose to begin working on that aspect ... would figure that Cymbalta would be as effective as effexor ...its just that its new and perhaps hasn't had enough...
... nights straight and was a total wreck!!!! I was on Effexor about 3 years ago and hated the feeling on that too...
- Starting Paxil 25th March 2005
... would like to try it. I am supposed to be taking effexor xr now, but I stopped it early. I've tried lexapro ... I am so scared of the withdrawal symptoms from the effexor , especially the thread about how to withdraw from ... effexor ....
- Decision Buspar or Effexor XR? 22nd March 2005
... psych backed up her stance that the buspar helps the effexor to work better. I have anxiety pretty bad at times ... buspar to use alone and it did absolutely nothing. The effexor is an antidepressant, and i don't have that problem ... work for anxiety as well. My rec would be to do the effexor , or both, but not just the buspar. by the way, what...
... That is really helpful and good to know. My mom takes Effexor and she has done well on it so maybe I will try it ... like medication - did you have any side effects to Effexor ?...
... I belive everyone react differently. I was taking effexor xr 2 years ago and, it was the wrong med for me. so...
... IMO buspar isnt very helpful at all, effexor is much better...
- Horrible feeling...breathless 22nd March 2005
... listen to my lungs. She just said Anxiety and gave me Effexor to start. It is now tuesday and my lungs/chest still...
- Does anyone else feel like this due to anxiety? 22nd March 2005
... many side effects as the older ones. You might try Effexor . It works really well and acts on both receptors...
- Buspirone - any good for anxiety, insomnia AND depression? 22nd March 2005
... and it will help with anxiety and depression, like effexor , paxil, etc. the insomnia: so far effexor for some...
- sweaty hands 18th March 2005
... but it got worse when I started taking Zoloft and Effexor . If you are on any meds, look up side effects and...
- Sex! 18th March 2005
... started taking Zoloft. I'm the process of switching to Effexor . Hopefully once I stop the Zoloft, the big O will ... come back! Anyone on Effexor with any comments on this subject?...
- Effexor - AM or PM? 18th March 2005
... first thing after breakfast. I used to be able to take effexor and I did fine with it in the morning. Try that and...
- lexapro 17th March 2005
... lexapro and it is expensive, my insurance does cover effexor , does any body have any experience with effexor? does...
... to get some generic prozac or something like it
effexor is a different type of antidepressant that may or...
- Is G.A.D. ruinging anyone else's life? 14th March 2005
... horrible insomnia and made me SO sleepy during the day
Effexor 150mg did nothing at all.
Lexapro 10mg did hardly...
- lorazepam ?? 14th March 2005
... ativan for over a year and i love it........i also take effexor xr and lexapro. the ativan makes it where i can at...
- Social Anxiety is ruining my freaking life please help 13th March 2005
... on and not providing more info.
I've tried Paxil, Effexor XR, Welburtrin (sp?) and I think thats all, I can...
- It's me again doubting my ad 12th March 2005
... zyprexa(only tried that for a few days) and now on effexor xr. I am supposed to go up to 150mg today. I took...
... effexor generally doesnt work at below 75 so it may just have...
... next. I have regular alprazolam to take with the effexor . I don't have a problem taking the alprazolam. I ... am more concerned with taking the effexor . I am scared about weight gain, and if you've read ... the post on depression about effexor withdrawals, it is very scary! My dr. won't give...
... necessary. And you're right to be cautious about the Effexor ......
... You said the 37.5 mg dose of effexor was great, then why did you increase it? I take effexor ... didnt work wellbutrin didnt and I got really scared effexor with the wellbutrin seems to work for me 150mg effex ... effective as ive heard from a friend who took 275mg effexor every day then stopped for a year his depression came...
- i dont know about u guys but when i have anxiety.... 11th March 2005
... that it is anxiety and not to snap at anyone. The effexor I just started seemed to be helping with the irritability...
... that it is anxiety and not to snap at anyone. The effexor I just started seemed to be helping with the irritability ... really doubting it.don't give up,everyone is different, effexor made my anxiety worse.i am bi-polar and suffer severe...
- Has anyone tried herbs to help with anxiety/panic attacks 11th March 2005
... alcohol off the market. I read on the internet that effexor was bad for your eyes. My doctor told me that percecet...
- Trend in Anti-depressants? 10th March 2005
... didn't help at all...i also see a lot of people given effexor ...I don't think its right either ...but it could be...
- not tolerating any ssri's bad experiences 10th March 2005
... take an ssri I have bad panic attacks. I use to take effexor xr 37.5 about 2 years ago and I did fine on it. I ... bad, this was on a daily basis. I decided to try the effexor xr again because it gave me energy before and helped...
... try an SNRI- either cymbalta or effexor ....
if not try wellbutrin.......
... Effexor is an excellent anti-depression capsule. Clonazepam...
- Anyone on Effexor XR and NOT gain weight? 8th March 2005
... kcgage, I am on effexor xr also and am concerned about weight gain. I am...
... Hi-
I'm on 75 mg Effexor and have not had any realy weight gain; maybe about...
... i am new to this board. I recently went off effexor , it was not the drug for me, i was kind of surprised ... everyone is different. I felt I did gain weight with the effexor . i actually lost wieght when i first took Zoloft years ... week now and am noticing some changes, but after the effexor I am leary of new drugs. i would appreciate any feedback...
... I've been on effexor for about 6 months now (after prozac, lexapro, and ... and also found my sex drive came back a little on effexor compared to the other ADs....
- Advice on meds for nervousness and stress 6th March 2005
... I've been on effexor (150mgs) for 3 months and have gained 20 pds. I have ... always been in great shape. I started taking effexor for anxiety. I want to stop taking this med. I can...
- Can't Take Much More,, Need Input, Please!!! 5th March 2005
... that at the time this happened I was withdrawing from Effexor xr and Tinnitus is a withdrawal symptom. Anyways,...
- effexor for panic, social anxiety disorder? 5th March 2005
... I am now taking effexor 75mg for panic/anxiety. I have been taking 37.5mg ... and it didn't work. I have heard good things about effexor working, so I am trying to have hope. I have xanax...
- "Air Hunger" related to anxiety 5th March 2005
... urge to yawn all the time, but it's a side effect of Effexor . My mother said that it was because of something...
... need to relax and switched my meds, so I'll be trying Effexor (for anxiety) and Ambien (to help me sleep). Does...
- Xanax Drug Interactions? 5th March 2005
... when I was about 16 (I'm 21 now) and I've taken both Effexor and Paxil for it. Neither drug helped me one bit....
... when I was about 16 (I'm 21 now) and I've taken both Effexor and Paxil for it. Neither drug helped me one bit....
- Prozac and Xanax question? 4th March 2005
... trying a different type of antidepressant such as effexor as you may do better on it, all types are lokely to...
- Lexapro 4th March 2005
... have to take Ativan 1 mg 3 times a day and she added Effexor Xr as well. The Lexapro by itself wasnt enough for...
- Heart Skipping-does yours? 3rd March 2005
... all that, and everything came back normal. I'm on Effexor , atenolol and buspar. I've got the panic mostly under...
- Back From Doctor!buspar Advice? 1st March 2005
... panic attacks again, full force. Dr finally put me on Effexor , Atenolol and Buspar.
Now-to get to your questions ... me on the Buspar because it works faster than the Effexor . Kind of a booster til the Effexor kicked in. I ... noticably better in about a week. Now, I take the Effexor each day, and I'm down to taking Buspar just once...
- coming off of lexapro 24th February 2005
... from the anti depressants. I had to do that with Effexor for 2 weeks after tapering and then completely stopping...
- effexor xr 24th February 2005
... night and the next day I was feeling it!!
I love effexor and it has helped me greatly!! :)...
- xanax xr 21st February 2005
... disorder. But, he said he would like to try me on effexor xr first and let me give that awhile and if I don ... have an anxiety disorder. He wanted me to try the effexor for now because of my pmdd issues. He told me last...
... which I am not. Actually, right now I am taking effexor xr before I try the xanax xr....
... , but I've also been down that SSRI road, did the Effexor XR 225mg for nearly two years. I hated it, I hated ... no one told me how hard the wd would be coming off Effexor . So I want to know about this Xanax XR. I have heard...
... the ad thing anymore either, but I am trying this effexor for now, knowing my doctor is open to the xanax xr...
- Thanks 20th February 2005
... inquiring regarding different medications such as Paxil, Effexor , Remeron and so on. I tried them all without much...
- Help me! 16th February 2005
... which I wanted to kill my self on them. Then took effexor well since I been off the effexors I havent been the ... I dont know if it all started after being off the effexor s and then going to the hosdpital and now That I think ... they gave me since I couldnt eat after gettin off the effexor s.. I think it was a side effect.. I know I sound like...
... which I wanted to kill my self on them. Then took effexor well since I been off the effexors I havent been the ... I dont know if it all started after being off the effexor s and then going to the hosdpital and now That I think ... they gave me since I couldnt eat after gettin off the effexor s.. I think it was a side effect.. I know I sound like...
- Effexor..... 12th February 2005
... shaking from it too. I just switched from paxil to effexor , i gotta say the paxil was better but it was giving...
... effexor is one of many antidepressant meds
it often helps...
... My expierence with effexor was horrible. It made me have the wierdest feelings ... anyone, but everyone is diffrent. That is my 2 cents on effexor ....
... I've got two friends that swear by Effexor . One was given Effexor for depression and the other ... anxiety. Most of the bad things I have heard about Effexor are the "withdrawal" effects, but those can be lessened...
- Zoloft 8th February 2005
... noticed any weight gain.
Does anyone about Celexa vs. Effexor for weight gain?? Which is better if I do NOT want...
... zoloft effexor and celexa all have about the same chances of gaining...
- health anxiety and the internet 7th February 2005
... told by a dr at CC that my thumb tremor is from the effexor xr.
The psychologist asked me how many hours...
- Anxiety, you have NO RIGHT to my life! 5th February 2005
... invite you?
My doctor says I should take 300mg of Effexor (again) and 200 mg of Seroquel a night to get rid...
- Headaches/Sinus issues from Zoloft? 4th February 2005
... better on some other type of antidepressant such as effexor
zolofy is SSRI, effexor is a SNRI...
- Treating Anxiety with Effexor XR? 2nd February 2005
... while on it. It's more a personal thing, really. Effexor would probably have had a better effect on me if I...
... Nicole
your other antidepressants were SSRI type, effexor is a SNRI typs so may well work for you
the dose...
- anxiety medicine 2nd February 2005
... I take effexor xr 150 mg before bed. It is a life saver for me! ... dreams
Because effexor allows me to get out of bed in the morning and deal...
... I'm on the same. 150mg of Effexor XR. It's helped me a LOT. As for side effects, I...
... I take effexor xr 150 mg before bed. It is a life saver for me! ... dreams
Because effexor allows me to get out of bed in the morning and deal ... anxiety issues.
You are lucky. I take 300 mg of Effexor XR for depression and it does nothing to help with ... placed also on Buspirone yesterday. I have been taking Effexor XR for a few years now, but just recently discovered ... be severe shyness was actually social anxiety...and Effexor doesn't touch that for me. The side effects for Effexor...
- is this anxiety? 2nd February 2005
... a zapping feeling in their head because of taking effexor .
I take effexor , but I this "sharp-quick pain...
- GP or Behavioral Health doc's for meds? 30th January 2005
... a try.
Which SSRIs have you tried?
I was on Effexor for 1 1/2 years, my last dose was 225mg, that was...
... Actually, none of the meds you've been on are SSRIs. Effexor and Cymbalta are both SNRIs (serotonin and norepinephrine...
- Phobia treatments? 25th January 2005
... the idea of taking a daily medicatoin like Paxil or Effexor or Lexapro, out of the question. Have thought about...
