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Panic Disorders board
  1. Took my Effexor XR without a full meal... 19th December 2003
    ... it really does work. My doctor who prescribed the effexor thinks I should stay on it until next spring/summer...
    ... effexor and other antidepressants in general should be taken...

  2. Brain Fatigue 16th December 2003
    ... have taken xanax with serzone, buspar, remeron and effexor along with many anti-biotics, and blood pressure medication...

  3. panic attacks developing to phobia's! 15th December 2003
    ... taking. I had very bad reactions to lexapro & also effexor , but have had success with 2 other AD's. I also have...
    ... taking. I had very bad reactions to lexapro & also effexor , but have had success with 2 other AD's. I also have...

  4. Are antidepressants the answer for Anxiety? 10th December 2003
    ... constantly and i couldn't stop, a doctor prescribed me effexor ... I love and hate it.... the good: it was incredible ... to not be anxious and it was amazing.. so yes, the effexor helped tremendously reduce my anxiety. although i...

  5. uping the dose? 10th December 2003
    ... well, i am on the effexor 37.5. and its time to up the dose to 75. i have been...
    ... they continued to get worse. Obviously, I realized effexor was not the right med for me. You should adjust fine...
    ... the smallest effective effexor dose is generally 75 mg, less would just be a starting...
    ... I took Effexor XR 37.5 for 6 months and felt excellent almost euphoric ... It's been a year and still doing fine. The effexor is a great med for what it's intended to be used for...

  6. SSRIs and weight gain 4th December 2003
    ... had to get off of them because of that. I am now on effexor and it is somewhat better. They all make you gain...

  7. Upping meds 30th November 2003
    ... it or not. I'm sure alot goes unreported. However, Effexor did have a section like that. I suggest you download...

  8. Celexa 20 mg... helping anybody? 28th November 2003
    ... a urinary trac infection every week. I switched to effexor and the infections went away. good luck....

  9. Effexor XR and diet pills? 26th November 2003
    ... from out of town and she takes the same thing I do, Effexor XR 75mg. Well some doctor prescribed her phentermine ... there are side-effects that are listed for both. Effexor XR is a relatively novel drug and has been used in ... Disorder & for depression. The good thing is that the Effexor appears to be prescribed at a relatively low dose...

  10. Zolof and other Non-Habit forming Meds. 26th November 2003
    ... think everyone's body is different. Now, I was on effexor and it was making me too hyper, but did seem to work ... any problems what so ever. No problems with Zoloft, Effexor , Xanax and I can't remember the other I took. So...

  11. Of all Medication...... 25th November 2003
    ... level, which serzone probably screwed up. I tried Effexor before becoming disabled, didn't seem to do anything...

  12. Xanax XR 25th November 2003
    ... rather than xanax. I personally had better luck with effexor . They are not as addictive. Never, ever take more ... then paxil and now I am completly satisfied with effexor xr. Take care and God bless....

  13. Meds????? 24th November 2003
    ... amitriptyline 50mg 1 at bedtime (does nothing for me) effexor xr 75mg 3 times a day (helped alot) synthroid 0.088mg...
    ... amitriptyline 50mg 1 at bedtime (does nothing for me) effexor xr 75mg 3 times a day (helped alot) synthroid 0.088mg...

  14. shock through head 24th November 2003
    ... did have the head zaps the whole time I was taking effexor xr, which was a total of 2 weeks and then about a ... They are now totally gone, so it must have been the effexor . What meds are you taking & for how long....

  15. Is it gone 24th November 2003
    ... that....am i wrong? Now i want to get off the med ( effexor ) cause i can't tolerate this sweating anymore, but...

  16. Clenching my jaw! please help. 23rd November 2003
    ... I did this exact thing when I started taking Effexor XR. I would try to be aware of it and force myself...

  17. advice on efexor XR 22nd November 2003
    ... I was on effexor xr for 2 weeks, it made me so hyper & my heart raced...
    ... I hated effexor xr, It made me have the most anxiety I have ever had...
    ... I hated effexor xr, It made me have the most anxiety I have ever had...
    ... I hated effexor xr, It made me have the most anxiety I have ever had ... son who is in the medical field & he said it was the effexor doing it, I thougt I was having a heart attack or...

  18. goin to doc this tueday, ?'s please 21st November 2003
    ... for everything & I just say NO. I told him on the effexor sample, i was so tense that my neck & shoulders were...

  19. Can you get rid of this disorder without medication?? 16th November 2003
    ... what CBT is. I have been on clonazepan, paxil and effexor for my panic and anxiety. While they helped, they...

  20. panic attacks on prozac 15th November 2003
    ... Hello, I was on effexor xr for about a year. Decided to tapper off because...
    ... to cpht, you should go back on effexor , its a different type of antidepressant to prozac ... depression then have their first panic attack from it effexor is a SNRI tyoe, prozac is a SSRI type all antidepressant...

  21. Anyone Making any Progress? 15th November 2003
    ... after reading what so manz have written about the effexor , which is what mz doc wanted me to take, and I said...
    ... people floating around this board on Zoloft, Paxil, and Effexor , and I personally couldn't tolerate them. Some however...

  22. Effexor XR Dosage 15th November 2003
    ... Hi Brian, I am an effexor user as well. :) My doctor put me on the smallest...
    ... Switched from Paxil to effexor Xr (75mg) and am curious what daily dosages other ... Effexor XR users take for general anxiety disorder. I am ... 150mg a day. 75mg a day didn't quite do it for me. Effexor has changed my life. I have had no side effects at...
    ... 150mg a day. 75mg a day didn't quite do it for me. Effexor has changed my life. I have had no side effects at ... may be because I am taking a borderline dosage of Effexor (according to the Effexor website) for GAD. Like yourself ... on. I have experienced few side effects under the Effexor XR, but imho a better medication for me than the Paxil ... for awhile and see how I respond. BTW I take my Effexor XR in two dosages per day, how about yourself. Even ... the Effexor XR has a short half life in the body....
    ... Keri: Are you taking the XR version of the Effexor . I tried both and found the XR (extended release) ... medication overall. -=Bryan=- Hi Brian, I am an effexor user as well. :)Keri...

  23. panic disorder=depression? 15th November 2003
    ... actually going to see a phychologist on Tuesday. I'm on Effexor XR..and it seems to be helping me....

  24. zoloft, too 13th November 2003
    ... t take more than one once in a while. I am taking effexor and I feel like a different person. They have worked...
    ... t take more than one once in a while. I am taking effexor and I feel like a different person. They have worked ... not that lucky. My doc thought about putting me on effexor , but from what I understand, it's more for depression...
    ... Hi, I am on effexor like Teri. and for me it has worked great. regarding ... going to be okay, everythings okay." and that's what effexor has done for me. anyway, much luck to all. and remember...
    ... hate that feeling. What about weight gain with the effexor ? I know it shouldn't matter, but, hey, I'm not getting...

  25. Anyone having troubles with meds? 12th November 2003
    ... know better. My doctor now wants me to try Zoloft or Effexor , but I'm afraid, as usual. The Wellbutrin was prescribed...
    ... know better. My doctor now wants me to try Zoloft or Effexor , but I'm afraid, as usual. The Wellbutrin was prescribed ... my main question, can anyone offer any advice? effexor has worked miracles for me. I am no longer depressed...

  26. A word of advice.. a personal story 12th November 2003
    ... so that's what I'm doing now. Sure I'm still on my effexor (god bless it) and I still have attacks but It's getting...

  27. New Here 7th November 2003
    ... I have just started my second week of effexor & the dosage went up today, I had the rapid heart...

  28. Panic Waking anyone at night? 7th November 2003
    ... first but that will go away. When I started taking effexor xr, I woke up at 2 am in complete panic, my heart...
    ... bed as I felt like I could not breath. I'm now on effexor & still can't get to sleep because of that experience...

  29. Back to work, no meds! 4th November 2003
    ... my coffee intake by 2/3, I started and then stopped Effexor XR after 4 days because I didn't like it, bought 2...

  30. Techniques To Slow Down Heart Rate 2nd November 2003
    ... tried evrything, Zoloft, Paxil, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Effexor , Trazodone etc. I am tolerating prozac 20 mg with...

  31. Ambien, Caffeine, and Effexor XR 26th October 2003
    ... I am on effexor and it puts me to sleep... but i guess it's different...
    ... Funny, I am on Effexor XR and I also occasionally take Ambien. I don't think ... if it causes panic, since that is a reason I take Effexor XR. At first I had side effects with Effexor XR ... better I have been feeling since I have been taking Effexor XR. My anxiety and obsessive thoughts are soooo much...

  32. Poll 21st October 2003
    ... it was what i thought. anxiety/panic. she put me on effexor . which the first week made me sooo sick i couldn't...

Parkinson's Disease board
  1. Hope someone can help 9th May 2007
    ... of this I take a number of different meds:Lithium, Effexor , Wellbutrin, Temazapam and Remeron. The problems...

  2. What are the Emotional Changes Parkinsons can Cause? 21st April 2004
    ... two months prior to that my Doctor had prescribed Effexor for me. I improved slightly over the course of a month...

Personality Disorder board
  1. More Than Depression... Is It BPD??? 21st January 2008
    ... Wellbutrin Paxil Lexapro Trazodone Risperdal Effexor Depakote None of them did anything to help, though ... the Wellbutrin and had very bad withdrawals from the Effexor . So now for the symptoms... I've looked at the...

  2. How to tell if wife has BPD 14th November 2007
    ... which slows down my thought process but when I was on Effexor , Wellbutrin, Remeron simultaneously it did nothing...
    ... what I have been on in the last couple of years - Effexor , Wellbutrin, Remeron, Paxil, Celexa, Nardil, Seroquel...

  3. Where I am at 5th November 2007
    ... meds (except Temazapam) within a two week period - Effexor , Wellbutrin, Remeron - I had to be certain drug free...

  4. Hi 12th October 2007
    ... winning. For the last two years or so I have been on Effexor , Wellbutrin, Remeron, Lithium and Temazapam. During ... my first week they took away Effexor , Wellbutrin, Remeron and Lithium was reduced to 750mg...

  5. Self Distructive vs. Religion 1st July 2006
    ... therapy lately. I haven't wanted to go. I have been on Effexor but there were a few days I didn't take it because...

  6. Will anything work for me? 21st May 2006
    ... Zoloft, Luvox, Xanax, Seroquel...gave me seizures, Effexor , Topamax...terrible side effects, Paxil...terrible...

  7. Queitapine- Schizophrenia & Personality Disorder. 9th April 2006
    ... experience with your particular medication. But, I am on effexor (used to treat depression) and I was VERY tired when...

  8. Bipolar too or is it just my borderline personality disorder? 11th November 2004
    ... meds tryign to find ones that work: Celexa, Paxil, Effexor XR, Zoloft, Clonazipam, Ativan, BuSpar, Olanzipine ... Risperidol. With the antidepressants, celexa did nothing, Effexor made me more suicidal and Paxil and Zoloft made me...

  9. What is Borderline personality Disorder? 28th July 2004
    ... a note to buy the book Brain Allergies. I'd been effexor and the Dr. took me off it. It was only 75 mg. dosgeage...

  10. advice: lexapro and wellbutrin SR 3rd October 2003
    ... i took effexor a few months ago to deal w/ concussion/depression...

  11. Avoidant personality disorder 5th August 2003
    ... APD behavior. Any medication that reduces anxiety ( effexor , Buspar)may work to some degree, but I dislike psychiatric...

  12. Me and My Life Are Collossally Screwed Up (Advice Needed!) 8th June 2003
    ... to stop this med and get on something safer such as Effexor . Nevertheless, anti-depressants all have side effects...

  13. borderline and outlaws? 11th April 2003
    ... diagnosed with Borderline about 2 years ago and I'm taking Effexor and Welbutrin together. My question is for anyone...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder board
  1. PTSD- I don't think my meds are working anymore for me 1st March 2008
    ... and take 200mg of Serequel at night, and 150mg of Effexor XR - which will probably be increased in the near...

  2. Coping in the real world? 30th November 2007
    ... anybody else with problems dopamine inhibitors like effexor or elavil?...

  3. Worried about taking PTSD meds 30th August 2007
    ... little bit on the extreme side. In the morning I take Effexor , Wellbutrin, Lithium and at night I take Remeron,...

  4. please help me... 18th August 2007
    ... i was 9 yrs old and am currently taking neurontin, effexor , klonopin and seroquel. Before the surgery my life...

  5. At my wits end 5th August 2007
    ... I had PTSD. I've been on all kinds of meds...tried Effexor , Abilify, Prozac, Paxil, Wellbutrin. Nothing. That...

  6. Never ending... 3rd August 2007
    ... because of the sedation. I am currently on Wellbutrin, Effexor and Rozerem....but obviously, the Rozerem isn't doing...

  7. Desperate for some help........................ 15th July 2007
    ... I am on Rozerem, Ativan, and Effexor right now....

  8. Dear Nikki 25th May 2007
    ... Dear Nikki, How is the Effexor working for you? I would like the opportunity to...
    ... [QUOTE=forthemasses;3004769]How is the Effexor working for you? FTM, Thanks for checking in ... on me.:) The Effexor is working. But I'm on half the dosage I was when ... and barbs that hurt everytime I think. How is the Effexor working for you? Much love, Nikki...

  9. From Bad to Worse 19th May 2007
    ... I am now on the Fentanyl patch and have added Effexor XR to my regimen of numerous prescription medications...
    ... patches do not seem to provide any relief at all. The Effexor : the jury is still out on that one. Think I'll...

  10. Sorry, don't have a name for this one 16th May 2007
    ... feeling gun-shy right now. Doctor started me on Effexor today. Zoloft apparently is not only sluggish, it...

  11. Orchardlady - What's going on? 18th April 2007
    ... Too much, Sannah. If I wasn't taking 300mg of Effexor each day I would be in bed, thinking terrible thoughts...

  12. Is this PTSD? new and confused 3rd April 2007
    ... or bi-polar disorder. Because of that I was put on Effexor , Depakote and a monsterous dose of Seroquel (500 mg...
    ... everyone. Elaine - Well, I'm supposed to be taking Effexor , Depakote, Seroquel, and a beta blocker ( no, I don...

  13. Crying and not knowing why 1st April 2007
    ... even smile...can't even cry (so much for 300mg of Effexor :) ) And for the first time I have not even opened...

  14. Speechless 31st March 2007
    ... depression, which angers me since I am already on 300mg of Effexor . I took 8 scripts to the pharmacy today...tech said...

  15. Could this be PTSD? Complicated. 2nd January 2007
    ... diazapam available for really bad days. I also take Effexor for general depression and anxiety. I don't know what...
    ... diazapam available for really bad days. I also take Effexor for general depression and anxiety. I don't know what...

  16. Gunshot Victim 26th November 2006
    ... problems and constant pain, I'm on Clonopin 1mg and Effexor XR 150 and Paxil 40mg. That does'nt include the ones...

  17. Best Medicines for PTSD 23rd September 2006
    ... I often read Cymbalta, Lexapro, Zoloft and maybe Effexor as common treatments for PTSD. These are all SSRIs...

  18. New Medications. Anyone else? 11th April 2006
    ... nearly the last 10 years. I've been on 150 mg of Effexor each night and Ativan prn. Just today, I was put...

  19. Anxiety or pstd? 11th July 2005
    ... prior and had never felt the same i was prescibed effexor . I lasted two days, it knocked me out and sped me...

  20. Another "Do I have PTSD?" post. 18th February 2005
    ... Yesterday I saw my psychiatrist about my meds (I'm on Effexor ) and happened to tell him about some of my recurring...

  21. PTSD medications 16th December 2004
    ... Well I am kind of surprised that the doc put you on Effexor . My thoughts would be that you would have been put ... Lexapro and getting back on it when you are taking Effexor ? You may want to ask your doc if you can take an antidepres ... seems very strange to me that you would be put on Effexor and Lexapro at the same time. Have you gotten a second...

  22. Soul searching 30th November 2004
    ... research on why I might feel this way. I have been on Effexor for the past year. With the Effexor I do get up out ... basically stay home and do my chores. However, the Effexor helps me with this, but I still feel down all the...
    ... now I am only on inhalers for my COPD.... And I take Effexor for depression... I have noticed this going on for ... did me in... I can't get them out of my head... The Effexor gets me out of bed. But JOY it's just not there.....

  23. nightmares after 28 years? 20th October 2003
    ... Did you just start effexor? Effexor gave me wicked graphic nightmares for about 3 months ... sure if it is because my body finally got used to the effexor of if the therapy helped. Have you considered therapy...

Pregnancy board
  1. Terribly scared lexapro 17th April 2007
    ... in. I also have never taken Lexapro but was taking Effexor which wasn't really tested during pregnancy because...

  2. Antianxiety Medications While Pregnant? 3rd February 2007
    ... Hi, I used to be on effexor but since it is a fairly new drug my Dr switched me...

  3. Anyone been OK with zoloft? 16th November 2006
    ... Zoloft is one of those few. I had to stop taking Effexor and was ready to possibly switch to Zoloft but so...

  4. Omega Fatty acids 31st October 2006
    ... take off from the last time I was put on it. I was on Effexor and it has few side effects while taking it...but...
    ... without my meds. I was on the lowest possible does of Effexor . Right now I feel so sad, completely no interest in...
    ... problems that I found anyway. Maybe you could cut your Effexor pills in 1/2 until you can see your doctor. I heard ... is really really hard to stop them cold turkey. Is Effexor a class C as well? There is no need to suffer. Withdrawls...
    ... understand and remember when I had my TTC visit with my Dr. Effexor is still kinda new. So I am thinking that zoloft maybe ... did I gain weight on that one. That's how I got to Effexor . Didn't have the weight gain with it at all. Oh and ... my sister in-law is a nurse and she looked up Effexor for me and it's also a class 3 (or was it C) something...

  5. I need feedback 29th August 2006
    ... she told me to try to lower my dose of meds(I take Effexor ) and when I find out I am pregnant we'll get me off...

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