tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378097844019756833.post2213392416784221432..comments2023-06-24T09:17:17.509-05:00Comments on So... what else?: Effexor, a nightmare in a capsule or convenient tablets!Sarah http://www.blogger.com/profile/14091395645226862871noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378097844019756833.post-56223543458425925582012-09-09T20:42:15.019-05:002012-09-09T20:42:15.019-05:00I have been on effexor 150mg for the last 11 years...I have been on effexor 150mg for the last 11 years. I am very worried about ever stoping. Just forgeting to take one dose does terrible things to me. The most upseting is that I get nightmares which seem so realistic. I wake up in a cold sweat<br />and scream in my sleep. The nightmares are always me runing which seem to leave me absolutely exhausted the next day. As soon as I try to sleep again, I fall back in the same nightmare and this goes on all night. just befor I go to bed I become very hypo, and try to do as many things as one can possible do, and I find that I cant tolerate people to well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378097844019756833.post-15010766375149003002012-03-01T16:02:29.485-06:002012-03-01T16:02:29.485-06:00i recommend going to a really good/great psychiatr...i recommend going to a really good/great psychiatrist who will work with you to find the right meds. i did, and my life completely changed. well, not completely, but i don't want to kill myself anymore, or others.Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290531815250872371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378097844019756833.post-53951512933566994012012-02-29T00:12:37.192-06:002012-02-29T00:12:37.192-06:00I don't take any medications. Unless you count...I don't take any medications. Unless you count the shitload of OTCs I take to control the pain stabbing outward from my endometriosis.<br /><br />And by OTCs, I mean Tylenol and Oreos.TILTEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657074911256937647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378097844019756833.post-48245498523451097152012-02-28T21:27:12.811-06:002012-02-28T21:27:12.811-06:00i have been taking effexor for about a year. i tak...i have been taking effexor for about a year. i take the maximum dose, for depression and anxiety. it helps a lot. before that, i tried pristiq, which was worse than no help. sometimes you have to try a few different medications until you find the one that works well with your body chemistry. <br /><br />if i forget to take effexor one day, i have that weird fever-feeling head-bouncing-like-a-bobble thing going on. i have not tried to stop taking it yet; i'm a little worried. but it helps me A LOT so i won't have to worry about that for a while. so i guess i will keep driving until i run out of cliff! <br /><br />i hope you find something better ...Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02391200744102099445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378097844019756833.post-33069363881777817312012-02-28T10:38:17.727-06:002012-02-28T10:38:17.727-06:00Chantelle, I am jealous. I wish I would have had ...Chantelle, I am jealous. I wish I would have had no side effects. One of the reasons I went off it was because I could see myself gaining tons of weight. It was like I couldn't move.Sarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/14091395645226862871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378097844019756833.post-39609491574695484322012-02-28T06:03:44.852-06:002012-02-28T06:03:44.852-06:00my doctor gave me effexor years ago. i was on it f...my doctor gave me effexor years ago. i was on it for about eight months maybe. i never had any side effects, and i just quit it one day without any side effects either, but i gained like sixty pounds from taking it. it was horrible.Chantellehttp://lifeunairbrushed.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378097844019756833.post-26074364021143871202012-02-27T15:59:27.896-06:002012-02-27T15:59:27.896-06:00Oh and Anonymous, so true. If I miss one day I...Oh and Anonymous, so true. If I miss one day I's so dizzy. Almost a sick feeling.Jane @ Jane's Junk and Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251832705201643782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378097844019756833.post-82516516150765612662012-02-27T15:57:16.138-06:002012-02-27T15:57:16.138-06:00I take Effexor right now. If I didn't take it...I take Effexor right now. If I didn't take it my brain wouldn't shut off at night. No side effects, no toilet gymnastics. <br /><br />I took Wellbutrin years ago when I wanted to stop smoking. Worked like a charm and no seizures.Jane @ Jane's Junk and Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251832705201643782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378097844019756833.post-73513546296060859172012-02-27T13:05:13.284-06:002012-02-27T13:05:13.284-06:00I was on Wellbutrin for post partum depression for...I was on Wellbutrin for post partum depression for a while and it was NOT working. Finally saw a psychiatrist with a brain and she said Wellbutrin is not effective for post partum depression. She put my on Effexor. It really worked well for me but I could tell when I forgot to take it because I would get dizzy. When I decided it was finally time to try and get off it, it was strange. I did try and wean off like you are supposed to do but it seemed like every time I moved my head or turned my neck, it took longer for my brain to keep up and it would shudder into place afterwards. I'm not sure how to explain it but sometimes it felt like it was vibrating or something. I got the flu though while I was trying to wean off it and since I was resting anyway, I didn't need to move around and didn't notice the dizziness quite as much. Good luck with the Wellbutrin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378097844019756833.post-73108629814297508652012-02-26T19:37:20.505-06:002012-02-26T19:37:20.505-06:00Falling off a toilet IS funny, even if you almost ...Falling off a toilet IS funny, even if you almost accidentally committed suicide. Read a label, for corn's sake! <br /><br />Thanks to all of you who touched base with me about upon reading this post. I know there's only two comments on here but I received many emails and Facebook messages. You guys are great.Sarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/14091395645226862871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378097844019756833.post-85590416331175412192012-02-26T01:23:10.318-06:002012-02-26T01:23:10.318-06:00I took Trazadone for a while (sleep aid). My docto...I took Trazadone for a while (sleep aid). My doctor told me to take 150 mg. The first night I took it, the room spun. I stood up to go to the bathroom and fell down. I had to crawl to the bathroom and once I got there, I fell off the toilet. Found out the next day while powering through the worst hangover in history that the average dose is 50 mg. Did I mention I fell off a toilet? Fell off! A toilet!Hobo Sirenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507011139348424266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378097844019756833.post-68784219635481421402012-02-25T12:43:43.353-06:002012-02-25T12:43:43.353-06:00I have taken Wellbutrin alone and in combination w...I have taken Wellbutrin alone and in combination with another antidepressant and haven't ever experienced any of the side effects... not even the energy dammit! I hope it works well for you!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663812073515798267noreply@blogger.com