Posted by tizza on April 15, 2006, at 0:00:50
In reply to Re: ANOTHER EFFEXOR QUESTION.... » queenie, posted by SLS on April 14, 2006, at 8:08:32
> > i'm on 75 now. i haven't had all the terrible experiences so far that a lot of people on this board have noted. no nausea, dizziness or anything, which i think is a good sign. are you taking it? know much about it? good i mean, i can read plenty of bad on here. :)
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> I am not taking it at the moment. I have been on it at least three times with some positive results. I didn't stay with it because the degree of improvement was inadequate. I thought it was a pretty clean drug. I took 300mg.
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> Effexor seems to be more effective than the SSRI drugs. This has been documented in medical literature. It gets more people well. It also produces a better quality response. These are just statistical averages. Each person has a unique biochemistry that determines responsivity to specific drugs and side effects.
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> Many people do suffer an intense withdrawal syndrome upon discontinuation if they don't taper the dosage gradually. It is inadvisable to go "cold turkey" as so many do.
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> This website attracts people who are treatment-resistant or experience significant side effects. I don't think it is representative of the general population.
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Well said scott, my little jab was not about starting but stopping, Paul
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