Posted by 49er on July 12, 2009, at 8:04:17
In reply to Side effects too much for me, posted by Budzoid on July 11, 2009, at 20:38:19
> Thanks for all the posts about Effexor's effectiveness. I have held back on starting this drug until I got some feedback from current users. The way I see it, Effexor's side effects outweigh the benifits. My Doc. took me off the winning combo of Prozac & Xanax because of the addictive nature of Xanax. The only side effect I experienced from Xanax was the beginning of withdrawals if my 'script was a couple of days overdue. Otherwise, I thrived on this combo.
> My Doc.'s reason for taking me off this combo. was that Xanax was easily abused. He doesn't understand that if you take more than you are supposed to (in order to get a buzz), you are cutting your own throat by using up your meds before your next re-fill and this would cause you to go through withdrawals. The fact that you will start withdrawing within 2 days of running out is more than enough to prevent over-use. Yes, Benzo withdrawal is severe, but if that is the only down-side (which is easily prevented by never running out or by slowly stepping down if you are going to stop) it has to be better than all the side effects from Effexor.
> Prozac & Xanax has never caused any of the bad side effects listed in all these posts. Did I make the right decision?Only time will tell if you didn't or didn't.
Personally, I can't understand a doctor who would mess with a winning combination just because of a benzo phobia.
Don't get me wrong, I am not glamorizing benzos by any means. But any drug you taper from is most likely going to have withdrawal problems. It is isn't just limited to benzos.I am shaking my head.
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