Posted by Tacky1 on September 6, 2003, at 13:24:56
In reply to How long does it take to feel better?, posted by Music on September 3, 2003, at 13:54:03
The main reason I went off of Effexor XR is because My hubby & I may have a baby (not using birth control!). My gyne stated that if I do become pregnant we would need to switch me to Wellbutrin. Well, I work in the medical field and have seen what that particular drug has done to some people, and chose not to take any chances. I want to off all medications if I am going to have a baby. Anyway, back to the point!! I was on 75mg for about a yr, I think, then increased dosage to 150mg because of circumstances, that was a mistake. I did great on the 75mg. I have been off of the Effexor XR completely for about a week now. The nausea is still pretty persistent(daily), but it seems to come and go throughout the day instead of being constant. I'm no longer getting the weird noises in my head. Flu-like symptoms are pretty much gone. I was able to work through most of this week, except for 1 day I called in sick. My doc said that the symptoms should go away in about 2 wks. So one more week to go hopefully. I'll keep you all posted.
> I have been on Effexor XR since the end of June 03' I started out on 37.5, then to 75, then to 150 and now to 225 mg and I feel I guess a little better, but I don't want to be on this stuff forever. My husband and I want to have children sometime in the future not right away though and I don't want to become addicted to this stuff where it interfers with having children. Any help out there.
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