I'm on efexor and i feel I'm really getting better, why do people make me freak from it?
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I agree with what everyone else has said and I'm so happy for you that it works and you feel better.  Don't let the ignorance of other people spoil that feeling.  Well done to you for recognising you had depression and for seeking help, that's a huge thing to do very often.\n  Anyone who makes you feel freaky or odd for taking anti depressants really doesn't know a whole lot about them.  They tend to say rubbish things such as ' you are controlled by the drugs' my reply is that my illness is controlled by the drugs, that in turn takes the edge off those terrible feelings and allows me to concentrate on sorting out how they came about in the first place'.  \nbe proud of who you are, depression and anti depressants are only a tiny fraction of who you are as a three dimensional multi faceted person :)
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it should take a while to settle in? Fluoxentine[prozac] is different too seems it doesnt have the "kick" real prozac has?notice a difference with anger issues with generic stuff? probably just another scam the drug co. are pulling on us??
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You need to get back to the doctor pretty damn quick.  I was on anti-depressants.  It took about 3 weeks for me to start to feel better, i.e. more positive, wanting to talk to people again, go for a walk etc.  I was on them for quite a long while, they worked for me.  I think you need to change yours, speak to your doctor about all your 'worries, fears, anxieties'  I feel for you, I hope you get the help you need.  Life is for living.
1017819
I have been on Effexor XR for over a year.  I gained weight and couldn't for the life of me understand why I couldn't lose it.  I ask the Dr and he told me that Effexor wouldn't cause weight gain or inability to lose weight.  I realize Dr's are human, but they really need to research the meds they prescribe more thoroughly and LISTEN to their patients when they have uncommon problems concerning the meds.  I have researched Effexor XR and have found most if not all my problems are Effexor related.  If you decide to stop Effexor, go to your Dr and he will help you taper off.  Don't stop "cold turkey" as I did at first.  It will make you deathly sick.    By the way,  congratulations on your upcoming marriage...  :)
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seroquel although a new anti psychotic, made me feel like a zombie. I have been through so many diagnosis's over the past several months and low and behold I am no longer bi-polar 2!  Coming off it was a relief, I do however miss the sleep. While hospitalized they forgot to give it to me for a week and strangely enough the effects were minor.  Ask your doctor for a sleep med if only for a short term to get yourself back on track. The new ones are great but expensive and better yet non addictive... but then again they said effexor wasn't either.  Get some sleep meds.
559562
Yes I have been going through the same thing. I bought an antihistimane and some generic claritan I am starting to feel better.
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St. Johns is not a good idea to take.. It's been a long time but I used to take that and had bad side effects. (dizzy, sick, headaches)  I've been on Prozac and gain weight with that... I've also been on Effexor XR.  If the DR ever prescribes you Effexor XR do not take it! It was the worst feeling I have ever had when trying to get off of it!!!  I have been on others and after the Effexor incident I will not take prescriptions anymore... I did a lot of research on what would be safe and I found a herbal pill called 5-HTP, it works I've noticed I've been calmer, happier, I can sleep at night, and I don't have panic attacks anymore.  You can find it online... I buy it from an online company Swanson... I've been using them for years for vitamins and such. They are trustworthy.  I've also seen it in CVS.
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IT IS MY WONDER DRUG!!! well its tied with Zofran (an anti-emetic that my Dr gave me while i was pregnant.. phenergan didn't work)  i suffer from MDD.. major depression disorder... i have been on Prozac and Zoloft before... i still felt really down with both of them.. Zoloft made me crazy feeling... then they tried wellbutrin!!  \n\nnot only do i feel great!!  but i have lost alot of weight while on it!!!  I'm on 300mg once a day!!  \n\none down fault... you can not mix it with consuming alcohol... it will cause seizure activity!!!!   also take it of the mornings because if you take it at night it can cause insomnia\n\nsome of the girls i work with took it for smoking cessation...they loved it too.... \n\nI've never heard anyone not like it... the only down fall i think pple would have with it .. is they don't give it a chance... because it takes 4-6 weeks to start being affected.. but about a wk after starting on it.. you feel BETTER!!!\n\nI *HEART* Wellbutrin... i NEVER want to go without it!!!\n\nhope this helps!
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YES!!!! It really does. I was on it, but my copay was too high so I stopped, but I can tell you it really, really did help. I felt like such a different person. \n\n(I think I'm going to go back to my doctor and get a new prescription now that I'm thinking of it. Hey, thanks for the question.)
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I have been on Effexor for 6 years, I try not to forget to take it or I get all shakey and dizzy the next day.  I don't think I've gotten nightmares from missing it.
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You are making yourself sick.  Stop letting other people get to you.  I had to develop an "I don't give a f***" attitude and I felt the weight of the world lifted off my shoulders.  Stop explaining yourself to people too.
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I think it varies.  I have been on efexor for a while now and not gained any weight, others have.  You just have to be aware when taking AD's that weight gain might be a problem and try to make sure you eat sensibly, it can be difficult when some of the side effects are connected to weight gain.  The problem is at a time when a person feels most worthless and hopeless the last thing they need is to feel they are going to put on ten stones as well.\nThe previous AD I took did cause me to gain a lot of weight, but I did lose it very quickly when I changed meds.
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It could be anxiety, I suffered with that after each child for years, until a doctor put me on a pill called "Buspar" just afew months on that and I was better. And it's not additive like so many other meds. Or fluttering could also mean your in love or you feel warm wonderful love for your child, that is the good kind!!!!
693454
You're not alone at all. There's lots of people who feel exactly the same way you do. I've destroyed my life countless times and been in the hospital a few times as well. I've been on loads of different meds as well and am now hopefully on the right ones.
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people who are more receptive to a therapist will be helped  i am not one of those people i can talk to someone all i want but the choice to make changes had to be mine and i knew that \n\nas for the medicine it made me feel dead inside limiting someones emotions with pharmaceuticals is unnatural and messes with a person they made me worse and even worse when i stopped taking them.  i think no medicine for the most part is the best thing
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This is something to speak with your physician about don't listen to half the people in these posts.  Sometimes the meds do help though.  Because there are chemical embalances in your brain and the right drugs can weigh it out.  Speak with a physician or find a new physician if you don't like your current ones answers.  Things always get better bud.
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You need to see another doctor. NOW! Effexor (and all the SSRI medications) can have very serious side effects. Your body has become accustomed to the Effexor in order to function. It should be reduced slowly, and if you are still getting bad withdrawal symptoms, your doctor should at least try supplementing it with something else for a while. Every person is different in their response to medications. No two people are alike, and it is up to you and your doctors to monitor and control this experiment. (yes, it is an experiment with a sample size of one person, you)