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Posted by 34peanut on October 22, 2006, at 21:57:23
MY QUESTION IS HOW DOES THIS DRUG MAKE YOU FEEL? FOR ie. DOES IT GIVE A HIGH? DOES IT CLEAR YOUR MIND OF NEGETIVE THOUGHTS? DOES IT MAKE YOU THINK MORE CLEARLY? THIS IS IF YOU HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH DEPRESSION.
Posted by 34peanut on October 22, 2006, at 22:30:42
SORRY NEW TO THIS DRUG.
Posted by Racer on October 23, 2006, at 1:30:54
In reply to Efforex xr and how it makes you feel, posted by 34peanut on October 22, 2006, at 21:57:23
To answer your question, though, Effexor won't make you high. The first effects I remember were mostly on my anxiety -- I couldn't sleep, but I did feel more rested the next morning, simply because I was calm while fast awake. The insomnia passed after a few days.
If an antidepressant works for someone, they usually describe feeling "normal" again. Getting their Self back, being able to see colors more clearly -- those are some of the things I've read others say about effective treatment. Basically, they improve depression, and depression can make the world look grey and dingy.
Otherwise, though, the only effects someone would really be aware of are the adverse effects -- those are usually easier to describe than the beneficial effects. Antidepressants affect everyone differently in terms of adverse effects, so it's pretty difficult to say, "Effexor will feel like [x] to you," or "this is what it feels like when it works." One thing to be aware of, though, is that antidepressants like Effexor don't work right away. It usually takes four to six weeks to work, once you reach a therapeutic dose. During that time, there are often a lot of transient effects, while your body adjusts to the medication. These can range from insomnia, as in my case, to gastrointestinal discomfort (my husband became quite the flatulent one on Effexor, though that may have been idiosyncratic), to headaches, or something else entirely. These usually go away, though, after your body adjusts. In fact, they're known as "adjustment phase effects." The key concept here, though, is that they usually go away in the first couple of weeks.
I hope that helps.
Posted by 34peanut on October 23, 2006, at 7:08:11
In reply to All caps makes it hard to read ;-) » 34peanut, posted by Racer on October 23, 2006, at 1:30:54
My husband has started with the low introductory mg. of Effexor xr and he is responding beautifully to it. As you said he sees colours again, his racing thoughts have stopped. So if this drug has worked at this low dose of 25 mg why go higher?
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