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Posted by atxbelle2000 on October 24, 2002, at 0:28:57
I was taking 75 mg of Effexor for about seven weeks. Over the weekend my dr. decided to switch my medication to prozac weekly. It isn't helping me at all. I am so ready to pull my hair out. I can't sleep, or if I do I wake up at odd hours.
It's like I can't get anything done. Sometimes I will start crying for no good reason and I can't stop. I sometimes think of taking a flying leap out the window. On the effexor my thoughts of sucide had completely gone away.
I don't know what else to do. Should I go back on the effexor or is there something else. Because the prozac just isn't making any of my depression, A.D.D. or anxiety attacks better.
Another problem I had with the effexor is weight gain. Now I know some of you are thinking, so WHAT!! Well I've always been really sensitive about my body image. Because I'm only 5' any weight gain is VERY noticable. I've also noticed that my sex drive is like next to nothing. It's very hard for me to have an orgasm. My S.O. is so good to me, he's like it's ok, just relax let me give you pleasure. I just feel so bad, he can work at it for about 25 min. and it's just not like it was before.
I am just so very tired of the mood swings, and everything else. It's very hard for me to get to class, I just don't know what else to do.
Posted by utopizen on October 24, 2002, at 6:55:08
In reply to Effexor, posted by atxbelle2000 on October 24, 2002, at 0:28:57
It's not uncommon for patients to switch meds and assume withdrawl side effects are side effects of the med that's being introduced.
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