Posted by jealibeanz on October 8, 2006, at 19:14:40
In reply to Re: more recent data (same times), posted by Phillipa on October 8, 2006, at 18:47:51
Liver problems? I'm not sure about this. If you have liver disease then maybe that would be an issue.
I took Effexor XR for 7 weeks. Well... as for anxiety, I suppose it helped, in the fact that I was completely apathetic and felt no emotions whatsoever. Oh, and I was completely nauseous, couldn't eat a thing, and gained 20 lbs.
So, my opinion of Effexor is poor, but you may do well since you've done well on SSRI's. I have not. You are not me. I'm sure you'd have a very different reaction. Some people do very well. It's known as a great antidepressant. It definitely pulled me out of a major depression, I just didn't care to continue with it.
You need to trust you doctor's plan. If it's not helping, let that be known. The two of you can come up with another option. If your doctor isn't helping, find a new one.
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