Re: Claire - Kathe Effexor

May 31, 2006

Kathe, I'm going to disagree with your recommendation. My doctor type person

gave me a script for some of it and I filled it a few days ago. First, it's

a name brand with no generic, so I had to pay $30 for 30 days worth. Second,

one of it's warnings that has a large percentage of clinicals quit because

of nervousness and insomnia. I took 2 of them and I was climbing the walls

from nervousness (up to 23% occurrence), and I already have trouble sleeping

so didn't need it from that respect either. Now I have a brand new bottle to

throw away, and an earful to give the doc next Monday! I've heard there are

lawsuits also, but haven't checked that out yet. I'm going to stay with my

Xanax for tension and pain no matter how 'bad it is', according to my doc.

I'm glad it works for you, but anybody wanting to take it needs to do a

little research because the docs don't do it for you.

Dennis

Re: [ ]

> Hi :

>

> I would advise you to not dismiss treatment by

> anti-depressants. I feel that I have gotten much

> benefit from using Effexor XR for the last five years.

> My mood still goes up and down, but, it sure helped

> me get through those first few years dealing with RA,

> and I feel continues to help me now. Just a thought -

>

> Kathe in CA

May 31, 2006

Dennis,

I definitley agree with you about effexor. I have been on it for quite a

while now(over 7 months) and tried to go off it with terrible side effects. I

became dizzy and nauseous and it got worse as the days passed. When I finally

read the side effects about going off it, I went back on. My rheumy is an idiot

(I am no longer seeing him) Now I am finally weaning myself off them(I take one

dose every 3 days) I did it on my own but really need to do it now as I have

no health insurance since my hubby lost his job. Had I know this would have

occured, I would have never taken the effexor in the first place. The drug was

never explained to me at all. I did not however have any of the side effects

you mentioned.

take care

sandie

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