Effexor and eating disorders

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Avatar f tn For most of my adult life, I have been on a weight loss and gain yo-yo with a BMI range of 25 to 30. When I set my mind to it, I can lose weight healthily (1-2lbs per week) via weight watchers, but I constantly feel starved and eventually fall off the wagon. I've always (for as long as my memories go back) been inflicted with a consistent and persistent large appetite for mostly healthy foods (just too much of them).
653138 tn?1258572904 But animal products contain the most complete protein, and are the only reliable source of B12, which is essential for energy and emotional wellness. Fish is a good source for that. Try eating all organic, and only naturally raised animals and wild fish, not farm raised. You have a hard road. My life was ruined by a very weird and rare reaction to quitting Paxil, so I understand what it's like to have a hard life. Keep working at this and educating yourself. Good luck.
1305597 tn?1275336446 Another medication in its family is venlafaxine (Effexor) and it CAN cause weight gain, and large increases in blood pressure.
Avatar f tn Do you mean you are on Effexor? I looked up sub oxen and see it is to help with drug addiction. I think you need to ask a doctor about this combination. Some drugs do not react well with each other. How long have you been on both these drugs? Can the addiction site help you with this query about sub oxen making you depressed? There may be other people there who have experienced this.
Avatar n tn Effexor is most effective for my depression and ADD. Zoloft is most effective for my obsessive thinking, but also makes me very tired. Can I take both at the same time? ( Currectly take Effexor XR 150mg.. Used to take Zoloft 100mg. daily.) If not, is there a different med that can be taken with the Effexor to help control the obsessing?
1912514 tn?1322167588 I am sure this is not a mental illness like anorexia because i have never had any doubting thoughts or worries about my appearance. this has started recently and im concerned on what it may be. i just feel sick and weak and i am lost. help?
Avatar f tn Unfortunately something went horribly wrong and he could not swallow food afterwards! So a feeding tube was used and then removed after three long years. He can eat but very very slowly cause he chokes soooo severly on everything! He can only swallow with his head tilted to the right also. His appetite still has never returned, so wanting to eat is almost gone! Is there anything that can help with this?
Avatar f tn If you have extreme hunger and are overeating during the day as well, and are concerned about your weight perhaps I would consider an eating disorder, but it sounds more medical or nutritional to me.
Avatar n tn For myself, I was prescribed Effexor for depression-I had perhaps some improvement, but my eating got way out of control. I was binge eating as never before-whole boxes, dozens of this or that, whole cartons, buy not one, but 3 or more items-and eat them all. I ballooned up to 372 (my all time high weight). This had such a negative effect on my depression and self esteem.
Avatar m tn Are they referring to people with active eating disorders who are in a compromised medical state and more prone to seizing, or will anyone who has ever had an eating disorder be denied this med? I am not asking for Wellbutrin because of the weight loss side effects- 100% honest!!- but instead for its apparent success rate. Finally, do I simply ask my doctor to prescribe it for me? Or would they have to recommend it?
Avatar f tn I had this problem when I took Effexor. I also had severe jaw pain and ear aches that would literally make me sit and cry. Once I stopped the Effexor those symptoms went away. You just never know for sure what kind of side effects your going to get from any med. Take care.
Avatar f tn I have severe GAD/OCD and insomnia. Tried multiple meds the only one that worked was effexor. After 10 years it's losing its effect however I experimented and a small amount of Cocaine and my anxiety/ocd and insomnia completely dissappear for 5 days. Does this give any insight into the root of my problem?
Avatar f tn Hi Perhaps someone else will share their experience with particular medications, but I wanted to make a different observation. You start your post by saying you have a binge eating disorder. But then you go on to talk all about weight loss. Eating disorders are not about having trouble losing weight, they are about our OBSESSIONS with weight and food; how we feel terrible about ourselves because we are five pounds overweight and the things we do due to this obsession.
1110049 tn?1409402144 I think many of us with depression have eating problems. When ever I'm feeling really depressed and or anxious I can not eat. I agree with the above poster. Your doing well on your meds so try to hang in there and hopefully this will be a very short depressive episode.
Avatar f tn s friend Emily sees me at my skinniest and suddenly starts to lose a noticeable amount of weight. Is this subconscious for Emily? I have done a lot of research on eating disorders and this issue is glossed over completely without fail. Does anyone in the healthcare industry have any info on this or opinion.....I am writing a book.
Avatar n tn I too take effexor xr 150mg-300mg for bi-polar II disorder. I have been on it for 8 nyears and in that time, i have had papillary cancer in one side of my thyroid and now they want to remove the other half for the same reason. i take levothyroxin also, and still have the hypothyroid issues even though my lab tests come back normal. but the exhaustion is killing me!!! and my hair is thinning!!! I wonder if all this time my bi-polar has been hypothyroidism??
Avatar f tn I personally found Lamictal more tolerable but each person reacts differently. Seroquel can cause both permanent and temporary movement disorders. Effexor can cause temporary movement disorders but not permanent ones. If you had temporarary movement disorders such as akathesia which is not of concern it would take a while for it to go away until the Seroquel and Effexor gets out of your system.
Avatar n tn I recently had a severe case of myoclonic jerking. I am taking effexor and took a dose of nyquil the previous night. Could this combination of drugs and cold medicine cause this condition?
Avatar n tn m just a bit younger but similar history. Ex drinker and smoker. Effexor on and off over last 10 years. Memory issues? Usually around names and small things like that. Frustrating but no big deal. Yet. It's with things I see on Tv etc. You know the face but can't get the name. So have to race to the PC to Google the movie to see what the name is etc. Is that Effexor? I don't think so.
785277 tn?1244324809 I can only speak for myself. I had beautiful teeth when I was a teenager. Now from my twenties on....43, Infections!!!!I have had all my teeth root canaled, bonded, pulled, bridged, and now finally all pulled and I'm working on implants. Its not worth all the pain and suffering, I will tell you that right now. I have spent over 35,000 on my teeth over the years. Infections in the mouth can lead to death...the infection can go straight to your heart or brain.