Effexor xr side effects weight gain
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Hello,
I am on Day 5 of taking Effexor XR. I have struggled with anxiety for about over a year and I recently saw a doctor to discuss medication. I was very against medication at first but I figured I would go to discuss. I CLEARLY told the doctor that I did NOT want to gain weight. I just lost 30 lbs and I feel so great!
My Doctor just switch my medication from 150 mg of Effexor XR to 400 mg of Seroquel XR. I dropped my dosage of Effexor gradually but I still experienced terrible withdrawl. Now I am experiencing bad side effects, " I'm guessing ths", from the Seroquel. I have gained weight in my stomach area very rapidly, I have pain and stiffness in my legs, 24 hour dry mouth and sinuses and I feel like I could cry at the drop of a hat.
m sure your dr has you increasing the dose because at higher doses it has some effects on dopomine. Stay with effexor xr do not switch to regular effexor- bad side effects!!! If for any reason you stop taking effexor xr, taper down your dose to avoid w/d feelings. Hope this helps and please post any other questions you may have. Good luck!
It took me 3 months to wean off effexor, I tried it cold turkey, had vertigo, memory problems, Dr then lowered dose for 3 months, doing it this way stopped the side effects, but hot flashes r horrible
I used to take both drugs. Because they are very different in how they work, they can be taken in tandem and this is not an unusual combination.
I got pretty good relief from that combo for a good long time until they stopped working for me and I had to change antidepressants "again."
My only complaint with Remeron is that it will positivly cause weight gain. Remeron is the king daddy of weight gain antidepressants. It makes Paxil look like a diet pill.
Hi Purple477,
I would also look at Effexor XR as part of the weight problem as well. I was on the medication for about 5 years. I went from a size 7 to a size 13 in that time. I was not eating more just the same, exersized, and other daily habits had not changed. I do realize that it may not be the sole contributor to weight gain but for me it was. It has taken about a year now to get to a size 9 and I have done nothing different to shed the weight then I did before taking the medication.
I am a 30-year-old healthy female that started taking effexor xr in January. The dosage was raised to 150mg 2 months ago. I really haven't had any side affects. I went off birth control about a month ago, after taking it for 12 years and now I feel like my body is going crazy. I am having fluid seeping from one breast, head-aches that linger all day, I am exhausted even though I get plenty of sleep, I feel nauseous and dizzy often, and I am very emotional.
My husband das been diagnosed with depression and anxiety had been taking Effexor XR 75mgs or about 1 year however the side effects ie weight gain tiredness and loss of libido was troubling him. The switched to cymbaltor, due to high costs (even with insurance) of this medication is wanting to switch to somethig that is less expensive and that has a generic available. What about Wellbutrin or do you have any other suggeations?
Hi,
I was started on nefazadone hydrochloride years ago, worked well but was withdrawn from the market, citalopram for about 12 years, weight gain and few other side effects. stopped working. Escitalopram gave me fast hearbeat as did trazadone, Setraline fast or slow and irreg heartbeat. Never considered effexor xr/venlafaxine as i was so put off with the reviews of weight gain and the awful discontinuation symptoms. Prozac was great but major weight gain in two months.
I have taken effexor xr for 4 years orignally prescribed to me to wean me off ativan.
I have taken it 4 years on and off it work great the first couple of months for my panic issues .
Than I ended up with high cholesterol and weight gain .After a year or so it stoped working and I also began to lose my memory.So I STOPED cold turkey .I am on Xanax wich i dont want to be on I would like to try Zoloft but not sure how I will react to it .
In recent years, it had been fairly well controlled as I had started on Effexor XR over 300mg years back, and by 2014 had tapered down to 75mg per day. Last year suffered some trauma in a near fatal crash, and mentally did fine in the aftermath. In any event, after leaving the hospital last August, I ended up having relapsing symptoms.
I have had what I consider to be an excellent Psychiatrist for years.
Time will tell whether the side effects are more tolerable than those associated with Effexor XR or not. Because unless Wyeth releases the drug at a lower price point than Effexor XR (which is highly unlikely), Pristiq will have to prove itself as more than just another antidepressant.
IMO sometimes the older AD meds work better, although most of them do have a higher occurance of side effect.
Some people are more resistant to AD meds than other. Why this is so is not fully understood.
thats not always easy but u have to keep going to the doc if ur still getting symptoms. My personal opinion unless ur having bad side effects continue with effexor but keep raising the dosage if not enough. Another good thing about effexor is that its one of the few antidepressants that do not cause weight gain. when u feel like ur starting to get better keep on that dose for a while then from there on lower it gradually.
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