Posted by JKL on April 6, 2005, at 5:55:34
In reply to Is Effexor worth the risks? Im desperate!, posted by tiredguy on April 5, 2005, at 13:56:23
My own personal opinion is that the risks and withdrawals of effexor are not worth the risk.
Paxil or effexor were both horrible to withdraw from, for me.
My pdoc told me he will not prescribe effexor any more unless a patient demands it. He's had too many problems with it, where it actually added on more problems than there were to begin with. I guess this has happened often enough and is more troublesome than other meds that he avoids it.
Pdoc also prefers antipsychotics over antidepressants as either monotherapy or combination therapy for depression, anxiety, and general psychiatric weirdness stuff or personality issues. He says he has many more patients doing well on APs than ADs, for depressive or anxiety symptoms.
Everyone will have a different opinion. Mine is similar to my pdoc...avoid effexor.
For me, what works nice for depression and anxiety that have been in place for decades, is low dose 5mg zyprexa and 900mg Kira brand st johns wort(LI160 formula, the one used in many clinical studies). Kira has worked so well that I have been able to eliminate my prozac without any problems at all. My pdoc supports this combo of AP plus sjw. He does not support effexor.
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