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Avatar n tn I cannot afford my Effexor rx. How bad would it be if I have to miss it for a week before I can get in touch with my doctor to get the generic effexor?
Avatar n tn s ALL it is, is that POSSIBLY you are feeling more anxious, out of control and crying for no reason because you stopped the Effexor cold turkey, or way too fast. Is this the case? An abrupt stop of Effexor could, quite conceiveably, cause these reactions and NOT the Ativan. I find myself questioning your doctor. Most GP's don't really know squat about these sorts of meds beyond what the pharmacutical rep has told them.
701313 tn?1228347713 Being I had cancer, my doctor will not treat me with hormone replacement. I am fine with that, and was put on Effexor 75 rx. When I first started taking it, I felt like a zombie, but convinced myself to continue longer, and hope the side effects would subside, as they did. So, for a while, the hot flashes subsided and my moods seemed to be consistent. However... it's been 2 months, and I talked with my doctor.
Avatar m tn My doctor is switching me from Effexor to Lexapro. I was on 150 mg of effexor for 2-3 years and recently have been tapering off down to 50 mg. My doctor says I should start Lexapro now but I am scared to take it while taking Effexor but Effexor withdrawals are bothering me even though I am slowly tapering off. Is it safe to take SNRI (effexor) with SSRI (lexapro)? Anyone took it together?
Avatar n tn I have been on effexor rx 75 for ten or so years. In '97, when I moved home to care for aged parents, I was on Paxil, but my parents thought it made me too talkative and I got off it. Cold Turkey (the doctor didn't know about slowly changing dosage) - talk about emotional WRECK . . . I was angry/nervous/crying/and felt on edge and zappy.
Avatar n tn 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
Avatar f tn Effexor and Buspar ...LOL. DRs Looooooooove to hand these out. Like candy as a matter of fact. But hey, to each his/her own. I actually was GIVEN a RX for Buspar IN ADDITION to my LT Benzo RX, but I have Discontinued the Buspar. I wouldn't give the Buspar to my dog. Well, hope I've covered some bases. You've got your SSRI's which you are on now, and the "candy" drugs like Effexor and Buspar, which for SOME do work, and then your Benzos. Good Luck...
Avatar n tn I was on 150 mg of effexor xr for around two years. i tapered very slowly and had horrible headaches and brain zaps that were very very scary. While tapering my doctor put me on 20 mg of prozac and I think that helped somewhat. but three months later im still having occasional brain zaps Are these symptoms going to be permanent? im afraid that the effexor has done damage to my brain.
4250427 tn?1351716367 I have been taking Effexor ER capsules 225mg q day for a little over a year. I was experiencing serious fatigue and lack of motivation from the medication and spoke with my Dr about switching to Wellbutrin. She has given me Wellbutrin XL 300mg per day and has me stopping the Effexor. She had me take 150 mg for three days, then go down to 75 mg for three days and then start the Wellbutrin on day 7 taking half a tablet for a week and then going on to the full Rx of 300mg.
12043143 tn?1423151465 30 years ago I was DX with depression, then I started feeling like I was ADD a few years thereafter. 15 years ago was given script for Prozac which worked okay and not fabulously, but that was then. 4 years ago was given Pristiq for depression and loved, loved, loved that until I lost my medical insurance for two years. 9 months ago was being treated for ADHD - Predominantly ADD and given a script for Adderall which didn't help and 225 mg/day of Effexor.
Avatar n tn I stopped taking Effexor because it was so expensive and I don't have health insurance anymore. I also started taking Celexa and so far so good! Plus it is a lot cheaper!
Avatar f tn Liver enzymes can be elevated for many reasons; alcohol, some Rx meds, viral hepatitis, etc. If you provide more info, perhaps someone in here can be of help.
Avatar f tn I have been taking Effexor RX since 1996. I was started at 600mg/daily and have since been reduced to 450mg. I need to know if what I'm experiencing is due to taking such a high dose for so long. Everywhere I read that the normal dose is 75mg. Some of my symptoms include disorientation, memory loss, indecisiveness, confusion. I forget how to get somewhere I've been to many times(family residence).
Avatar m tn I know of several friends who have gotten wonderful results on Effexor - I don't know their dosage, however. Did your Dr. rx Remeron for sleep? At this dosage, you will have intense sedation...it could carry over into the morning, too...How are you doing on it? The way Remeron works, as the dosage increases, the sedative intensity decreases - I'm not familiar with Campral...
1110049 tn?1409402144 Thank you so much for replying to my query. I am glad it was not all in my head. I really do seem to feel better on Effexor than the generic. I am lucky living in UK that my meds are free as I am over 60. I have had depression long enough to know my own body, as you said.
Avatar m tn I want to stop the effexor though..It really makes me useless sometimes during drills..I'm on I think day 3 of no codeine and now I'm going to get about 20 more 75mg effexor pills and then ween myself off it. How effective is the amino acid protocol? I bought all of the items listed so hopefully it'll help. Are the effects from it instantaneous or do they take time to build up in the system before any effect?
Avatar f tn i seriously want to quit taking EFFEXOR 525mg a day and vyvanse 50mg a day I can't handle the withdrawel symptoms. It has been 10 years of this medication nightmare. What should I do? Rehab?
Avatar f tn I quit Effexor 37.5 slowly over a 8-9 week trial I been off it now for more than 45 days but am having major issues and I think they are due to the lack of Effexor. I am very very emotional (we all know that this Rx bascially takes away your emotions). I am in my final semester of nursing school and am failing. I cry all the time cannot concentrate even though I take Adderall. My family and my doc think if I go back on the low does maybe it would help me.
Avatar f tn I am supposed to start Raloxifene. This may cause hot flashes. If severe enough, dr will rx Effexor to treat flashes. I have been reading such negative information about the side effects of Effexor, and even worse, the are withdrawal symptoms if you have to get off of it. Is there anyone reading this that actually had to take effexor along with Raloxifene? If so, could you tell me please if you had a good, or bad experience? Thank you for any input.
1331182 tn?1275475604 I have been researching Effexor withdrawals for a few weeks as I prepare to go from 37.5 mg to nothing after 8 months tapering. I was worried about withdrawal symptoms so I went to my doctor and explained that I had read that many people were fine if they switched to prozac for a few days/weeks before taking the final leap to nothing. He had heard of this and agreed to give me the prozac prescription. I have found a really good site about this and why this method of withdrawal works.
Avatar m tn And it has done nothing but make my anxiety worse. My doc isn't in until Monday, but I am considering just going off of it as I have something important going on tomorrow that I need to not be a jittery wreck for...hell, somewhat charming would be great too and that definitely is not happening on this stuff. I'm taking .75 mg of Effexor XR. If I were to stop taking it after only being on it for 3 days should I be safe from the horrible withdrawal symptoms I keep hearing about?
Avatar f tn I have never written in a forum before, but have been reading these for awhile now, especially since trying to get off Effexor XR. I have been on Effexor XR 225 milligrams for about 6 years after an extremely difficult 6 months at the time resulting in major depression and anxiety with panic attacks. To me, Effexor XR with an occasional alprazolam 0.25 milligrams (Xanax) had been the miracle drugs and saved my life. I take my medication every morning anywhere between 8 and 10 a.m.
3142879 tn?1342977455 You COULD however, ask him to Rx you something short term to help with the symptoms until you can obtain the Paxil. Please call your doc, this situation is probably avoidable. You may need to start doing some searching, making calls, etc, to find a way to make this happen so you can continue the Paxil. There are always options though, hon. The only option that should never be considered is to just stop taking it. Let us know what the doc said!!! Hang in there!!
Avatar n tn Its normal for people to feel overwhelmed when confronted with an illness. He needs to see his doctor and speak honestly about his mental well-being. He/she can recommend a support group to talk with others to let him know he's not alone. If necessary, he/she can Rx a drug to counter the depression. In the meantime he needs to continue trying to control and manage his diabetes, continue with daily exercise, and avoid alcohol which can worsen his state.
2020496 tn?1330236084 The manufacturer name will be on your Rx bottle. You need to start taking them again ASAP to avoid feeling even worse. Effexor of all meds is a tough one to come off as it is. Please call your doctor. Update us when you can!