Posted by JAMMER on June 13, 2001, at 9:10:31
In reply to Effexor rx revisited, posted by Mattie on June 12, 2001, at 22:02:08
(Effexor)-is this an anti-anxiety agent? - mattie
Mattie, Effexor worked very well for anxiety for me, also worked better than I thought for my depression, PTSD. I felt I was doing pretty well, so I got off Effexor. Very hard to do, I had to wean down to very low doses over time. Now that I'm off, I kinda wish I'd stayed on it. Watch your blood pressure, as it is a known side effect, and it affected me that way requiring BP meds... Now that I'm off it, my BP dropped, and I stopped the BP meds, still down. But depression has returned fairly strongly, but thankfully, anxiety has stayed tolerable.
Best wishes,
James
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