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Effexor
Asked by R.M. from Sacramento
on September 15, 2010
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Please share your experiences with Effexor for depression and/or anxiety--starting up, during, tapering off, good, bad, anything :) Thank you!
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- Effexor was not a good match for me, it made me sleepy. I know other people who love it. I have found a good match in pristiq. If this one does not help, there is o...
- Tapering off Effexor can be a very long process for some people. In sensitive people, it has to be done slowly over many weeks or even a couple of months. The major si...
- Effexor made me....how do I put it...dulled out of my senses. I didn't really anything. And it didn't make me tired, made me lose my appetite....I didn't really like i...
Effexor XR in Pregnancy and Withdrawl Symptoms
Asked by S.S. from Salt Lake City
on January 4, 2009
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I have been taking 150 mg a day of the antidepressant Effexor XR for the last 6+ years. It has worked great to keep my depression and emotional healt in check. I am ...
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- S., I would recommend you talk to a local lactation consultant. If you don't know one, then just call the hospital where you will be delivering and ask for that depa...
- What kind of doctor have you been going to? Your Primary Care Provider (PCP) or a pyschiatrist or APRN? If it is your PCP I would suggest going to a Mental Health Pr...
- i don't have experience with effexor, but i did have my gallbladder taken out when i was 7 1/2 months pregnant. so if it comes down to that and you have questions, fe...
Please Help W/ Getting off of Effexor( I Added the Rest of the Story)
Asked by S.S. from Dallas
on September 26, 2008
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I am trying to stop taking Effexor 150mg;I have been on this for about 6 months. I have been weaning off of it for about 3-4 weeks, I have to very slowly because of th...
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- Hi S., I'm sorry to hear of how tough this has been for you! I actually used to be a pharmaceutical sales rep & Effexor XR was one of the drugs I sold. It was quite c...
- I take Effexor, and I asked my doctor how anyone gets off of it due to the side effects of stopping it cold turkey. He said that he has had good luck with prescribing...
- Interesting advice and all over the board. I agree with the poster who said doctors don't know enough about medication. In this day you need to do all your own resea...
Advice on Adderall XR and Clonidine Taken Together...
Asked by M.C. from Dallas
on November 17, 2006
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Hi, the doc at the Child Study Center prescribed Clonidine for Logan on Wednesday. He told me to just take Logan off the Adderall XR cold turkey and that he would be ...
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- I have a 13 year old that is adha and has Sid as well. “Sensory integration disorder”. He is on Foclin and also is getting physical therapy from Excel pediatrics i...
- Hi M., I am not a Doctor, but honey who is yours?? (nursing background here) YOU NEVER TAKE ANYONE, ESPECIALLY A CHILD OFF A MEDICATION, cold turkey!! That is INSA...
- Hi M., I hope you are going to a psychiatrist and not a general practioner or pedicatrician for your son's meds. Regular docs do not understand enough about asperger...
Pregnancy and Depression
Asked by A.B. from Las Vegas
on September 18, 2007
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I have a history of depression and was taking Effexor XR. When I found out I was pregnant, I chose to wean off meds, I also should mention, I found out I was pregnant...
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- I have been on anti-depressants for about 10 years now and can't live without them. With my first pregnancy I was on Lexapro and just weaned off them about a month bef...
- I am currently taking Celexa for depression. I took it throughout my last two pregnancies, with no effect on my babies. Depression can have physical causes, it's not a...
- A., First of all, I am SO sorry that you are having to deal with depression on top of being pregnant. I had the same problem when I was expecting my son (who is now a...
Withdrawal from Anitidepressants
Asked by D.P. from Jackson
on June 22, 2008
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I hae been taking the antidepressant, Effexor 150 mgs. for almost three years now. When it was first precribed it had the lowest incident of weight gain of any other ...
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- I was on it at one time too. It is a hard drug to quit. I followed the instructions to gradually reduce the amount you take to quit. It took me a month to get it out ...
- I have been on Effexor myself for over six years and find that the side effects are outweighed by controlling my depression. Your doctor can help you come off Effexor...
- I am a 37 year old female and I took the same drug and dosage for 2 years while my husband was deployed. My experience was that I lost weight because it caused my bod...
Headaches Post Hysterectomy, Help
Asked by S.A. from Detroit
on May 22, 2008
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I had a preventative hysterectomy 6 weeks ago, due to high risk of cancer. I had breast cancer almost 2 years ago now and can not take hormones because my cancer was h...
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- I DEFINITELY have a solution for you!!!! Have you ever tried chiropractic??? My husband can help you, I promise. I know that traditionally you might think chiropractic...
- I took Effexor XR for depression a couple of years ago, and I absolutely hated it. I didn't feel right while on it. I decided I wanted nothing to do with it, and while...
- I have dealt with daily headaches for years due to a brain surgery. Last November, they started me on Topamax. It is a daily medication that is used for multiple thing...
Off My Meds
Asked by N.K. from Cleveland
on April 5, 2007
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I am trying to go off of effexor xr that I was taking and my doctor told me how to taper off and gave me klonopin to supposedly help ease the transition off of the eff...
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- wow sounds very hard for u! Well y r u trying to get off ur regular med anyways? I would make it clear u want it back(if it worked well) and that u dont want to go thr...
- My husband just got off of 4 different meds- one of which was klonopin. It was a hard transition and a hard decision but I think the key is finding other ways to deal ...
- Hi N., What a great sense of humor you have, even through your trials. To compare "normal" to a washer setting is a hoot. I also admire your desire to stop putting ch...
Need Help with ADHD.....tired of Meds.
Asked by J.J. from Washington DC
on April 23, 2008
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I have a 8 year old son who has been diag. ADHD at the age of 4-5. Since then we have been on ALL types of meds. we did behavor conceling and karate that has helped so...
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- Hi J., I am a mom of 2 ADHD boys (now grown). While I really resisted it at first, my oldest did really well with meds. My youngest was a different story...a nightm...
- Hi there. I think youre in the right direction. A change in his diet (and yours would be good also) is a positive change. Ok what to eat. This is a simple rule o...
- Did you know that the products in your house can have harmful toxins in them that can contribute to ADHD/ADD. I am not trying to sell you anything, but just wanted to...
Pristiq
Asked by R.H. from Nashville
on June 11, 2010
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my husband and i are for our 3rd baby and i am currently on 100 mg of pristiq a night. i started this medecine abt 1 yr ago so i wasnt on it during either of my previ...
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- I agree with Dana...do not count on us for answers to this...only your OB/GYN and Pharmacist should be giving you advice on this!!! Personally, I would tend to really ...
- change med's if you can. my husband and i tried this medication (after going thru 3-4 each...finding the right one is hard!) and it made us, um, not well! after talk...
- My OB prescribed it for me when I had some depression last summer. I'm pretty sure that I read on the info sheet that it was OK to take while pregnant, but check with...
