Posted by Nat A. on May 1, 2002, at 10:19:35
Hi there, first of all you should know I am a 34 year old woman. I have been on Effexor for almost a year now and had good results. Many side effects that have mostly gotten better.. could not sleep more than an hour or two at a time for months, gained almost 30 pounds.. that has not gone away yet but less depressed about it.. very tired ... and then low libedo... I finally got fed up and asked for a testosterone level to be done by my doc ( who if i may say, is so uneducated ) and it came back below the normal range the first month and then almost not even detectable on the next test... She has offered me a testosterone cream to apply daily and says I will be on it for life. My questions are... Is this common? I was also told that the symptoms for depression and low testosterone are almost the same.. could it just be the low testosterone? I have not started taking the cream as it has to be special ordered and sent from out of state to a special pharmacy about an hour from my house.. the closest one that sells it. Weird! If anyone has any ideas on this or experience I would be greatful to hear what you have to say!! Thanks so much!! Nat
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