Posted by Patricia Risi on January 27, 2006, at 3:18:25
In reply to Effexor - Is this normal?, posted by qww on December 18, 2005, at 15:07:09
I have been on so many antidepressants that I can tell you how they affected me (not necessairly how they will affect you) Paxil made me tired, Zoloft made me like a zombie...someone mentioned not having any emotions and not crying...that can be a good thing at the start but soon you realise that while you have no lows(crying) you also have no highs (happiness) it kind of puts you right in the middle...flat. Not an enjoyable life at all. Celexa was the best for side effects.....didnt feel any...other than the usual change in sex drive..Wellbutrin is also used to quit smoking(Zyban) but it dosnt seem to be working for me with all my stress! Other than that benefit there were no bad side effects...just didnt work for me (celexa and wellbutrin) Now I am on Celexa,Wellbutrin, Effexor...this is not all...i also take many more due to the fact that my depression is a result of a brain tumor....i think i feel the same as everyone else though. Okay, Effexor...the nightmare drug....nobody tells you ALL the side effects....as you experience them and mention them to your doctor they say "yes thats from the Effexor"...well why didnt you tell me that BEFORE I started taking it!!! I am currently taking 225mg and feel flu-like effects, dizzy, dry mouth,headaches,really tired. Who knows how many more there are...but im sure I will find out as time passes..I will keep everyone posted. I actually have a compendium of pharmaceuticals - the book the doctors have but its outdated so i dont know if it has effexor in it...will type everything out if I find it. In the end....everyones chemistry is different so we all have to go through the ritual of testing these awful drugs....hopefully with a bit of info we can narrow our search. There are different classes of antidepressants too...SSRI's are one and im not sure but i think MAOIs are the other one. I am going to write a post on just Effexor for everyone righy now...Patti
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