Comments on: Wyeth Warns Doctors Against Prescribing Effexor to Children

By: sam

sam — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 20:59:58 +0000

i stopped taking effexor 4 weeks ago and i have been on them for 2 and a half months. i stopped taking right after i found out the serious side effects that my doctor never told me about and double dosed my prsecription. i never told him i stopped taking them i just switched doctors and now i feel better knowing i aint taking a risk in ending my life.

By: kim

kim — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 21:24:14 +0000

After reading all these comments I now relize I am not losing my mind, there realy is something wrong with this drug EFFEXOR I have been taking effexor for about 4 years and have wanted to come of of it on numerous occasions only to be told by my doctor that the side effects that I get are all part of my deppression and that I probably need to be on this drug for the rest of my life. Boy it sure is great to be told this after the fact. If I had known all this befor-hand I would never have touched this drug. I would like to sue the people who make this drug does anyone know how? please help me.

By: Pat H.

Pat H. — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 16:37:36 +0000

So glad I found Someone else who feels the same way I do about Effexor. I have been on it for a couple months and want off of it. It is evil to say the least. It should come off the market. It is distroying many lives. It causes more problems than you had before the Effexor was prescribed. It does not help me at all and I have many more problems to deal with, now coming off of it is really going to be the biggest problem I ever had. God help all of you that have to take it and can’t get off of it. I saw where there is a class action suit against the maker. Good, now maybe they will do something about it. PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS DRUG IF YOU CAN, IT IS A LOADED GUN……

By: linda

linda — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 13:39:23 +0000

ive been on the drug two years and im am feeling the same way many of you feel. forgot to take it and I became very ill throwing up and all of the side effects

By: Valice

Valice — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 23:32:40 +0000

I have been on Effexor XR 175MG a day, for about two years now. In total I have stopped Effexor once and tried others; busbar, celxa and zoloft. The only one that actually helped me with my G.A.D was Effexor I was medication free for about six months after going through all the other trials and resumming with Effexor. Effexor gave me side effects but not as bad as some have explained on this web site. I begain taking it again because I relized I do have a condition that needed to be treated. Not because I was going crazy due to withdraws from my medication! The only continious side effect I experiance is occational mild twiches. Yes, I do experiance irratabilty and go through with draws when I go a day or two with out my meds, but I have to take responsiability for my own actions. just because you want to be short and rude, and not get out of bed, does not meen that is what you do. Medication is just part of treatment for depression and anxiety, counceling and therapy should accompany it.

By: ashley

ashley — Tue, 31 May 2005 20:46:14 +0000

Effexor messes with your emotions and personality. It causes lots of problems I need to get off it I always feel like a walking zombie. I am not sure if I should just stop immediately taking my dosage tomorrow. I am on 75 mg a day.

By: M.S. Kane

M.S. Kane — Thu, 26 May 2005 14:55:07 +0000

Effexor is garbage.

I was on it for two years, and it has nearly destroyed my life. Unable to pursue work, because I was a zombie, terrible convulsions as I would fall asleep, ghastly nightmares, auditory hallucinations, ringing in the ears, dizziness were my lot. The doctors did not implicate Effexor but went on a wild-goose chase after the symptoms. Finally, I quit while switching to Paxil. Boy, did I have the worst convulsions ever, like somebody on an electric chair (sorry for the simile, but its the closest analogy). I came to realize Paxil was evil, only less so. I’m on Prozac now, and slowly rebuilding my career and finances.

A year later,I still have the occasional convulsion as I fall asleep at night; I hope it wears off in a few years.

By: Kerri

Kerri — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 12:07:41 +0000

Just over a year ago, I started taking Effexor XR 37.5mg to treat severe hot flashes related to perimenopause. I had immediate results. The hot flashes don’t completely disappear, but diminish significantly, which is great, because I want to be aware of when and if my hot flashes subside. I do experience the same effects(dizziness, nausea, headache) that others have if I miss a dose, so I am aware of the need to wean myself off the drug when the time comes, but in the meantime, it has been a lifesaver for me. My quality of life has changed drastically, for the better. The downside for me has been quite a large weight gain. I’m not sure if it’s caused by the Effexor, or the reduced estrogen level due to perimenopause. The weight gain seemed to coincide with the use of Effexor, though. I’d like to hear from others with this same condition.

By: holly

holly — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:29:42 +0000

I have been on 150mg of Effexor for about 4 years now. I first tried Paxil and Zoloft which didnt work for me. Effexor is the only thing that has helped me. Yes, if i happen to forget to take the pill you dont want to be around me until i can get the meds in me and they kick in. I get a headache and it feels like my brain is literally throbbing. I also sleep until the meds kick back in. I have a friend that is worried about how much i am taking. I was wondering if there are any long term effects. My gynocologist told me that if i were to get pregnant that he didnt see any reason for me to come off of it. I am happy being on Effexor right now. It has totally changed my life for the better. I am concerned about long term effects of being on the drug however.

By: diann

diann — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 20:07:58 +0000

I took effexor for a couple days and i felt like a zombie all the symptoms that people have decribed I also did experience.It was a bad experience for me and I was only on 75 mg I had to go back on xanax to get back to feeling my self again and I only took the effexor for 2 days. I took Paxil and Zoloft and the Effexor was the worse. I had tremors I was cold and hot shaking,dizzy sick to my stomache and vomitted I had no appetite and I lost 3 lbs in a couple days. I sat and giggled at nothing… I am not taking any of them any more, i would rather be down in the dumps then sucidial an I felt that way after a few days of being on effexor. I thought i was having an out of body experience. People sounded like Charlie browns teacher and I wanted togo in a room and sit alone. it was the worse feeling I have every had and there has to be a better way to treat depression and anxiety I had a total personality change. My doctor was concerned and sent me to a Medicine Specialist to get my meds straightened out before they killed me with the meds. I am feeling a lot better but it did take me a week to get back to myself again. I hope any one that is taking effexor GO TO A MEDICINE SPECIALIST and get the meds right you don’t have to feel like shit to feel good