Posted by Noa on May 18, 2000, at 17:38:36
In reply to Re: Effexor XR does it really work?, posted by Michele on May 18, 2000, at 14:40:03
I don't know. I find effexor to be very activating, which sometimes feels like increased anxiety, fidgitiness, etc, and this is a long-term effect, not just an initial one. But panic or anxiety was not really a problem for me, so this isn't such an issue. It may be that for you, effexor is too activating. I might be inclined to give it a bit more time, but not too much. I would also talk to your doctor about this, because it just may not be the right med for you.
Is the effexor working for any of your symptoms? If it is, let's say, for depression, then you might consider keeping it, but adding something to counter the activating serotonin effects, something that is more calming, like serzone, for example?
That being said, I hope you hear from folks with a similar symptom profile as you, as to whether they experienced these effects on effexor.
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