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angel_smiles @Lolaze (5092) • St. Louis, Missouri 6 Jun 16

It seems like the worst of it is finally over! I've been coming down on the dosage of my anti-depressant medication, Effexor for the past two weeks and it has been pure hell. I've had racing thoughts and severe anxiety. The...

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Stop the Noise!

angel_smiles @Lolaze (5092) • St. Louis, Missouri 2 Jun 16

This noise sensitivity is killing me! It must be part of decreasing the Effexor dosage but it sucks. I can barely stand normal noise and the noise of two loud, autistic kids is killing me! I don't know how much longer these...

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Effexor Withdrawal Update

angel_smiles @Lolaze (5092) • St. Louis, Missouri 30 May 16

I'm on the next stage of going to a lower dosage of this anti-depressant and it is still like going through Hades! My mouth is watering all the time and I spent the whole morning having anxiety attacks. I ended up taking a...

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The Evils of Prescription Medicine

Christoph56 @Christoph56 (1504) • Canada 19 Aug 09

I hate taking pills. I'm 27, and had to take pills in my younger years for epilepsy. These pills slowed down my brain, so I couldn't think straight, and I'd be very sleepy most of the time. I fell asleep in every single class of...

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Alternatives to Effexor?

heathcliff @heathcliff (1415) • United States 13 Jun 09

Anybody successfully change from Effexor to one of the many other Anti-depressant types? Specifically for mild depression treatment, is there something cheaper or moe effective?

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Inner ear problem? Or Flu like symptoms?

candymarie @candymarie (1368) • Canada 16 Apr 09

I have this WONDERFUL annoyance happening to me right now. What is it you ask? WELL! It all started when I decided to come off of my anti depression medication, Effexor, and COMPLETELY forgot about the wonderful side effects that...

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has anyone ever had this kind of reaction going on effexor?

jennajen26 @jennajen26 (79) • Canada 7 Apr 09

effexor was my worst nightmare.. i've been on paxil for 12 years, and the doc wanted to try something new with me because i was still having too many panic attacks. they told me to stop paxil one morning, and just take an...

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Vivid dreams

1fastcat @1fastcat (80) • United States 21 Feb 09

Hi, Before I started effexor, I almost never remembered dreaming at night. When I did remember dreaming, it was always something boring like mowing the lawn. Kind of paralled my life. Anyway, after I started the drug, I...

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Effexor withdrawal

1fastcat @1fastcat (80) • United States 21 Feb 09

Hi, I have been on on Effexor for about a year and a half. I still have all the same problems but I don't care as much. When I first started, my doctor told me emphatically that if I decided it wasn't for me that I should...

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Do you take Anxiety Medication? Have you take Effexor?

Nykkee @Nykkee (2522) • Canada 18 Apr 08

I have had problems with anxiety my whole life. I have tried Celexa and Clonazepam but neither of them really did much of anything for me. Yesterday I went to the doctor and she prescribed me Effexor. She said that she wants me to...

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Depressed about depression

731745763 @731745763 (3) 4 Aug 07

I was diagnosed with PND (PPD) over 12 months ago now and i feel like things are getting worse instead of better, and just knowing that makes me feel worse. i'm about to try my third medication but after coming off effexor i'm...

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With Effexor, how long did it take to get through the darkness of withdrawls?

emckee @emckee (465) • United States 12 Jul 07

This is my 3rd day going cold turkey off of 150mg of Effexor per day. Today seems like a million miles away from the darkness that was "yesterday", so I am beginning to get excited that I might actually make it through. I know...

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150mg to ZILCH overnight with Effexor XR

emckee @emckee (465) • United States 12 Jul 07

Am I NUTS, earlier this morning I thought I was. But I have no insurance and my fiance and I just moved 156 miles away from my doctor. I was getting free meds from Wyeth but in order to do so, I need a prescription, which means...

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Cymbalta vs. Effexor? Which Caused You Less Weight Gain?

Snickey @Snickey (157) • United States 19 Jun 07

I have been taking Effexor for a couple of years now, and have gained a tremendous amount of weight! This was not due to my feeling happier, and therefore, eating more than before as people have previously suggested. My doctors...

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What is the worst side effect of effexor?

sumimasen @sumimasen (644) • United States 2 Jun 07

What is the worst side effect of effexor? I think personally that it's the ADDICTIVE NATURE of effexor. If you stop taking it, within hours you enter withdrawal... However, it's still a great way to treat anxiety, I feel.

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Effexor for Boderline PErsonality Disorder.

okn0tok @okn0tok (569) • United States 25 Apr 07

Has anyone taken Effexor for borderline personality disorder? Did It help? How does/doesn't it help you?

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Is It Possible To Date Someone Who Takes Effexor?

sumimasen @sumimasen (644) • United States 8 Apr 07

Although I have dated several people who have used prescription medicines, it seems as if there's a stigma associated with it as a drug. There are personality side-effects to using drugs such as effexor, as well as the dosage...

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Getting off Effexor

kyrandia @kyrandia (80) • United States 27 Feb 07

I have been taking Effexor 150mg for about 3-4 years now. Recently (because I am pregnant) I have decided to come off Effexor. It has been a nightmare. I am being weaned off of it slowly by a professional who claims this is not an...

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Does anyone have Night Sweats since starting EffexorXR?

cybergwen @cybergwen (158) • United States 25 Feb 07

I had never had them until I started Effexor. For those that don't know, night sweats are just what they imply, sweats at night. Now that I have upped my dosage, they are a lot worse. I also started Remeron too, so it could be...

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Has anyone taken Effexor?

jerrica @jerrica (12) • Canada 13 Feb 07

Im 16 years old and i just started taking Effexor for Depression and Social Anxiety, just wondering if anyone has used this and if it was successful for you?? thanks !!

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