tom1
24-03-09, 01:07
Ok, I just want to add my review of Effexor as it's been more than 4 weeks now since I've been on it.
Positives:
Probably one of the more potent medications (probably why withdrawals are bad) which seems to work better for me than others for the treatment of anxiety.
The positive effect this had on me was that it made me sleep better (however insomnia still occurs sometimes) and I haven't had a single panic attack. I'm also behaving a lot less stressed and bothered by small things. But before you believe this is perfect, read below.
Negatives:
The bad side to this experience is that I have a certain emotional numbness to a lot of things - my sense of enjoyment has gone out the window in things such as my hobbies.
I have also experienced the worst type of sexual side-effects I've encountered on any med so far with Effexor.
Drowsiness is an annoyance, it makes me feel very medicated.
I get extremely bad dry mouth, worse than I've ever experienced before with other medications. I can't quite seem to keep it wet...
Fatigue, everything is an effort and physically and mentally demanding - Not the first I've had this problem with meds though.
Uncaring, I feel as though I don't honestly care about things I should care about, which creates a lot of problems. But I'll see how this develops...
So ultimately, there is a lot of baggage in my experience, and now the negatives are out weighing the postives in some ways. But don't be too destracted with that, this med can rea;;y help, as it is right now for me.
Positives:
Probably one of the more potent medications (probably why withdrawals are bad) which seems to work better for me than others for the treatment of anxiety.
The positive effect this had on me was that it made me sleep better (however insomnia still occurs sometimes) and I haven't had a single panic attack. I'm also behaving a lot less stressed and bothered by small things. But before you believe this is perfect, read below.
Negatives:
The bad side to this experience is that I have a certain emotional numbness to a lot of things - my sense of enjoyment has gone out the window in things such as my hobbies.
I have also experienced the worst type of sexual side-effects I've encountered on any med so far with Effexor.
Drowsiness is an annoyance, it makes me feel very medicated.
I get extremely bad dry mouth, worse than I've ever experienced before with other medications. I can't quite seem to keep it wet...
Fatigue, everything is an effort and physically and mentally demanding - Not the first I've had this problem with meds though.
Uncaring, I feel as though I don't honestly care about things I should care about, which creates a lot of problems. But I'll see how this develops...
So ultimately, there is a lot of baggage in my experience, and now the negatives are out weighing the postives in some ways. But don't be too destracted with that, this med can rea;;y help, as it is right now for me.