Re: Furious!

[Guest guest]

I have been on Lexapro and Effexor and I can recommend neither, but,

if someone was holding a gun to my head and forcing me to take one I

would take the Lexapro. I literally tripped like I was on LSD when I

took Effexor (not that I would know what that actually feels like but

I've heard ). It was evil and I couldn't wait to get off of it but

when I quit it I didn't sleep for two days and needed benzos to reduce

that harsh afterlash. If you're used to the Lexapro I would stick

with it. It did nothing for me but make me more anxious, sweaty,

nauseous and more sleepless, but after trying four different SSRIs,

I've sort of come to think that seritonin is not my problem - at least

not one that can be addressed by those SSRIs. My sisters swear by it

though. Watch out for Effexor.

[Guest guest]

I have been on Lexapro and Effexor and I can recommend neither, but,

if someone was holding a gun to my head and forcing me to take one I

would take the Lexapro. I literally tripped like I was on LSD when I

took Effexor (not that I would know what that actually feels like but

I've heard ). It was evil and I couldn't wait to get off of it but

when I quit it I didn't sleep for two days and needed benzos to reduce

that harsh afterlash. If you're used to the Lexapro I would stick

with it. It did nothing for me but make me more anxious, sweaty,

nauseous and more sleepless, but after trying four different SSRIs,

I've sort of come to think that seritonin is not my problem - at least

not one that can be addressed by those SSRIs. My sisters swear by it

though. Watch out for Effexor.

[Guest guest]

>

> I have been on Lexapro and Effexor and I can recommend neither, but,

> if someone was holding a gun to my head and forcing me to take one I

> would take the Lexapro. I literally tripped like I was on LSD when I

> took Effexor (not that I would know what that actually feels like but

> I've heard ). It was evil and I couldn't wait to get off of it but

> when I quit it I didn't sleep for two days and needed benzos to reduce

> that harsh afterlash. If you're used to the Lexapro I would stick

> with it. It did nothing for me but make me more anxious, sweaty,

> nauseous and more sleepless, but after trying four different SSRIs,

> I've sort of come to think that seritonin is not my problem - at least

> not one that can be addressed by those SSRIs. My sisters swear by it

> though. Watch out for Effexor.

>

>

>

whatever you do dont take effexor or you may be stuck on it for life.

withdrawal coming off it is absolutely horrible

[Guest guest]

Right, that withdrawal that I had was after being on it for only 2 days.

> whatever you do dont take effexor or you may be stuck on it for life.

> withdrawal coming off it is absolutely horrible

>

[Guest guest]

> > If you're used to the Lexapro I would stick

> > with it. It did nothing for me but make me more anxious, sweaty,

> > nauseous and more sleepless, but after trying four different SSRIs,

> > I've sort of come to think that seritonin is not my problem - at

> least

> > not one that can be

>

I was on a couple SSRI's (Zoloft and Celexa), and now find that my

brain simply doesn't like SSRI's - they almost give me a strange kind

of headache, from what I remember (the last time I took one, which

was a couple of years ago). Now I'm stable on Wellbutrin, which

affects dopamine and norepinephine (reuptake inhibitors), and

seritonin only indirectly. I think that whatever problems that might

remain are centered in those systems - possibly dopamine more, given

my positive reaction to a 1-week course of a VERY small dose of

Risperdal.

Jim