Posted by john1022 on October 24, 2003, at 14:14:22
In reply to Re: Ambien NO TO EFFEXOR, posted by crazychickuk on October 24, 2003, at 14:08:13
Effexor works wonders for some people. It brought me from the biggest rut in my life of almost having to drop out of school to feeling like a million bucks with all problems completely gone within 3-4 weeks (side effects for me of slight ringing in the ears and sexual disfunction though)
Everyone is different and everyone reacts differently to anti-depressants. Effexor is not bad for everyone
Unfortunately, the second time about 3 years later I did have some bad reactions to Effexor, along with other AD's causing the same thing though, so I can't just blame it on Effexor. I just don't think I can take anything that inhibits serotonin anymore because of the reactions I had.
Remeron as suggested might be worth looking into as well. I might actually give this one a try in a few weeks. It should definitely help with sleep as it blocks the 5HT2 receptor I believe that will help with sleep. Also possibly look into Trazadone which is a mild AD that helps with sleep. Best of luck
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