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Posted by lilsis on October 1, 2002, at 8:10:41
why do i wake up with my jaw sore and all clenched up. my cheeks hurt dammit. not as high anymore. barely high actually. but also am not as happy. kinda depressed today. just being on these stupid pills makes me depressed. but anyways here is my update. does anyone think i should continue these posts
Posted by Arthur Gibson on October 1, 2002, at 8:29:51
In reply to day 8 ..should i continue my effexor xr story ????, posted by lilsis on October 1, 2002, at 8:10:41
Keep writing. It will be good therapy for you and it will assist others who do not have the nerve to write.
We all support your efforts to get well. Keep it up.
Posted by MJC on October 1, 2002, at 9:33:05
In reply to day 8 ..should i continue my effexor xr story ????, posted by lilsis on October 1, 2002, at 8:10:41
Hey, you'll feel like complete garbage on Effexor XR for about another 3 maybe 4 days. Then things will start to feel a LOT better. The flue like feeling doesn't even gradually go away, it's just kind of like you wake up one morning and *poof* it's gone. I went through pretty much exactly what you're feeling a little over a week ago. I'm on day 19 of 75mg of Effexor XR.You should keep up your posts though, I want to see what happens when you get to around the 3rd week. I'm starting to get a HUGE new burst of energy from this medication. Gives me pretty bad insomnia since I'm too restless to sleep. I'm not sure if this is a start-up side effect or if it will be a long lasting side effect. 1mg of Clonazepam before bed really helps though.
> why do i wake up with my jaw sore and all clenched up. my cheeks hurt dammit. not as high anymore. barely high actually. but also am not as happy. kinda depressed today. just being on these stupid pills makes me depressed. but anyways here is my update. does anyone think i should continue these posts
Posted by robindj on October 1, 2002, at 16:53:02
In reply to day 8 ..should i continue my effexor xr story ????, posted by lilsis on October 1, 2002, at 8:10:41
> why do i wake up with my jaw sore and all clenched up. my cheeks hurt dammit. not as high anymore. barely high actually. but also am not as happy. kinda depressed today. just being on these stupid pills makes me depressed. but anyways here is my update. does anyone think i should continue these posts
Keep posting (-: we are with you
Posted by lucky on October 1, 2002, at 17:08:36
In reply to Re: day 8 ..should i continue my effexor xr story ????, posted by MJC on October 1, 2002, at 9:33:05
Keep posting lilsis, i felt the same way as you for the first week...it's getting better :)
MJC, I'm on my 15th day of effexor xr ( 8th day at 75mgs). When did you notice the effects of the meds kicking in and when did you get the HUGE new burst of energy? thanks!
Posted by MJC on October 1, 2002, at 18:46:06
In reply to Re: day 8 ..should i continue my effexor xr -MJC, posted by lucky on October 1, 2002, at 17:08:36
If I remember correctly, it was probably my 17th day at 75mgs. I just found that I couldn't sit still anymore. Felt like I was on speed. Took me like 6 hours that night to fall asleep, slept for about 4 hours, woke up the next day still just wired as soon as I got out of bed. Spent that day basically unable to sit still. Took me another 5 hours to fall asleep for like 5-6 hours that night.
Then that brings me to today in which I crashed HARD. My arms and legs have felt like rubber all day so I've been just trying to relax, watching TV. Decided that I needed some exercise so I took my dogs out for a walk. I guess that was a pretty bad choice since it's like somebody turned on a tap inside my body. I sweated completely through a T-Shirt and a pair of jeans and am now having a pretty crazy dizzy spell.
The only thing is that my anxiety is completely gone already, I've been noting my progress every day since I started. I had a pretty severe anxiety disorder which is why I started on this medication. Pretty much every anxiety disorder under the sun I've had symptoms of, have had it for the majority of my life (am now 24), and had finally become too much to bear so it was either roll over and die or fight it with everything I've got and take the meds.
I'm not sure if anybody else is going through side effects like I am, but I'm just listening to my gut instinct at the moment. I've lived through quite a lot already in my short life and my gut has always led me on the right track. My gut tells me now to keep going with this medication, I've been through worse (which is true) and that feeling better is just around the corner.
I hope this post doesn't scare y'all off but I'm going to fight my way through this. I know things can be better, I know it's up to me to make things better, so things are going to get better damn it!!! (lol) So we should all just support each other.
Posted by LynnPerley on October 1, 2002, at 23:08:21
In reply to day 8 ..should i continue my effexor xr story ????, posted by lilsis on October 1, 2002, at 8:10:41
Sure, it may be of help to others!
Jaw clenching was the reason I could not take Prozac. I got the same symptom on effexor xr but it went away, eventually. Note it did take several weeks, and I saw the benefits before this undesireable side effect disappeared (which is why I kept going). It came less often, and was more tolerable, until it eventually went away. I've been on this drug since March. Good luck!
Posted by lucky on October 2, 2002, at 13:44:39
In reply to Re: day 8 ..should i continue my effexor xr -Lucky, posted by MJC on October 1, 2002, at 18:46:06
MJC,
You have your whole life ahead of you and it is worth the fight! You have a great attitude which will helpp you get through the peaks and valleys that life presents. I had my ups and downs at your age and as you get older it gets easier to put everything in perspective... Thanks for your comments and keep posting your progress.
Best of luck and take care!
Posted by Twirleygirl on October 2, 2002, at 18:16:57
In reply to Re: day 8 ..should i continue my effexor xr -MJC, posted by lucky on October 2, 2002, at 13:44:39
Just wanted to say thanks for posting. I'm newly on Effexor-XR, ramping up to 150mg/day pretty quickly. This comes after 2 yrs on Prozac which stopped working in the last 6-8 months. Memory loss, weight gain, NO libido, no pleasure sense, no energy.
I feel pretty good after 2 days on 37.5 mg/day. I ramp to 75 mg tomorrow and sustain for a couple of days. I can rub 2 thoughts together and make heat!
I'm scared of the side-effects. I took Effexor instant release about 7 years ago when it first came out and the jaw clenching and sleeplessness was pretty intense at first. I stayed at 25 mg/day then and symptoms went away pretty quick.How long before I can expect a full night's sleep? Will I become an insomniac and if so will they be productive hours? I mean, I have complained for along time that there are not enough hours in the day!
But I don't want to be useless, either.Will it be worth it to go through all this?
Also, does this stuff help PMS?
(I don't think it's in the DSM-III but it *should* be ;-)Twirleygirl
> MJC,
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> You have your whole life ahead of you and it is worth the fight! You have a great attitude which will helpp you get through the peaks and valleys that life presents. I had my ups and downs at your age and as you get older it gets easier to put everything in perspective... Thanks for your comments and keep posting your progress.
>
> Best of luck and take care!
Posted by lilsis on October 4, 2002, at 12:52:38
In reply to Re: day 8 ..should i continue my effexor xr -MJC » lucky, posted by Twirleygirl on October 2, 2002, at 18:16:57
thanks guys. i will continue to post. i haven`t been able to take it since day 8. i got kicked out and a whole lot of crazy shit has been happening since mondayi will write that in anew post. but i will continue my posting asap
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