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    Effexor

    Does anyone take effexor? I started taking it almost three weeks ago, changed from another med that wasn't working, and I have been experiencing headaches and have had really bad days since taking it. I don't know if I just need to get used to it and let it kick in and body adjust to it?? I'm taking like 110 mg of it!? It seems like a lot to me. I am seeing my psychatrist next week and will tell her all this but I was seeking some real people experiences with it not just a doc telling me to buy it and come back in 6 months. Didn't mean to put anyone off this med. Just wondering, we all react differently to drugs. Different strokes for different folks.[8)]

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    My sister has been taking it for about 6 years. She calls it her she doesn't give a S**T pills.. and that is what they do for her. She is a lot nicer on them. It probably will take a few weeks before they start helping you. Good luck!

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    Thanks I'll keep that in mind. Good luck to you!

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    Hi

    I've been taking it for 2 years and am on 300mg a day. It helps my depression but it hasn't had much effect with my anxiety, so I take Citalopram for that which works well with the Effexor. I had a few side effects when I went onto it but they went in about a week and I have felt the benefits ever since. So hope it works for you. It took me 7 different medications till I found the right one though, so hang on in there!

    Charlotte [:P]

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    I'm on effexor and although it helps my depression it's not done much for my anxiety. I was on mirtazapine but after I started feeling panicky last week I stopped, figuring it might be that, but here I am still feeling awful! I hope these diazapam work or I'll feel even worse.

    ren

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    I take Zoloft and love it. I have been on it about two months now. I have no anxiety now, and no depression. I have also noticed I am more aggressive, which I needed to be.


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    Just had my effexor upped from 150mg to 225mg. I hope it works as I'm finding today really hard.

    ren

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    effexor is the new seroxat problems and withdrawal are a close second i would personally stay the hell away from it:(

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    <b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">effexor is the new seroxat problems and withdrawal are a close second i would personally stay the hell away from it:(

    <div align="right">Originally posted by buxy99 - 22 July 2006 : 13:39:41</div id="right">
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    I have to agree with you, but I started taking it 3 years ago and had no idea, so now I'm a bit stuck with it. I wish my doctor had told me 3 years ago, but of course nothing was said and there was little info on it on the web.

    ren

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    just to say that when I was first put on medication, they gave me prozac which heightened my anxiety beyond all control - i was then put on efexor xl and my anxiety was so much more controllable.. I've been on it a year and now have my life back - it worked really really well for me.

    As for withdrawal, I am currently having to come off really quick as I've just found out i'm pregnant, so am suffering a bit with dizziness, so when you get to this bit, take it slow if you can!!

    good luck - we all react differently remember so it may work well for you.

    Lisa xxx

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