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Posted by partlycloudy on August 9, 2004, at 8:30:24
In reply to need to talk, posted by sha on August 8, 2004, at 17:07:11
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> i have been on effexor for a little over a year. I just weaned my way off 2 weeks ago today. I stopped taking the medicine completely. It has been very hard i feel very dizzy a times and my head just gets so confused if you know what i mean. I also dont feel good about myself i feel that being on effexor has contributed to me gaining weight about 20 pounds. My legs also ache and it is very very hard to get up inthe morning. I decided to go off now because in 6 monthes i want to start trying to have a baby and i don't wan't my child to have to suffer because of me. I also started walking 3 miles a day and started a diet. I am not that fat but i feel terrible i guess you can say i am depressed and i am trying to function off of the medicine. I started seeing a therapist and i am trying so hard. i feel like everyday is a struggle. I figured let me do it now when i am not working i am a teacher and i dont go back until september. I really would like to know if anyone else is going through something similar or has been down this road. HAs effexor made you gain some weight and how did you feel on it and now off it? Also i was on effexor 10 years ago for about a year and went off that time 10 years a go i lost like 40 pounds this time i gaines weight i am now 31 years old and need someone to talk too. Although i have a great husband it is hard for him to understand. Need help thanks
Posted by Violet4EVR on August 9, 2004, at 18:45:37
In reply to Re: need to talkSha, posted by partlycloudy on August 9, 2004, at 8:30:24
Hey Sweetie,
How are you? I'm sad to hear of your upset state of being.
I understand your need to talk, because guys do not understand the female perspective on a variety of issues :)~
Did your doctor inform you that you must get off the medication in order to have your child? Would you consider going on something else that, perhaps, wouldn't make you gain weight?
I myself am on Effexor XR, and fortunately have not gained weight on it. However, I was on Lexapro for a year, and gained a ton of weight, so I do understand your feelings of distress.
I wish you the best.
Take care,
Violet
Posted by sha on August 10, 2004, at 14:05:59
In reply to Re: need to talkSha, posted by Violet4EVR on August 9, 2004, at 18:45:37
thanks for answering me yes it is tough and have been trying to get through this. My doctor told me it can go either way meaning if i get off and can't handle it it might be best to stay on. i don't want to go back on. I have been off for over two weeks. It is hard but i am trying and seeing a therapist. How long have you been on and if you dont mind me asking why?
Posted by Violet4EVR on August 10, 2004, at 14:44:08
In reply to violet4eva, posted by sha on August 10, 2004, at 14:05:59
Hi Hun,
How are you today?
I have been on it for 3 months...this is my 4th (August).
I began to suffer panic attacks and anxiety about a year ago. I was working at a very high pressure, fast paced sales job, which made me miserable. After the panic attacks and anxiety started, it only got worse.
I went to a therapist, and he didn't help me much at all. I"m thinking about trying a new one...but right now the Meds have my symptoms under control, and I am much much happier.
Were you on it only for depression?
Take care,
Violet
Posted by sha on August 10, 2004, at 20:25:35
In reply to Re: violet4eva, posted by Violet4EVR on August 10, 2004, at 14:44:08
Hi i actually was on effexor when i was 21 and lost like 40 pounds i was diagnosed with a chemical imbalance. My doctor put me on klnopin for anxiety and i was becoming depressed so he put me on effexor. I stopped taking it after 6 months. When i was 30 i had just gotten married the year before and 7 months after i was married my husband lost his job. His company laid him off after 14 years. I felt like my entire world was coming apart. Our plans of a baby and buying a house went out the door i couldnt handle it. So yes i went on it for depression reasons. Now a year later i have been off of the effexor two weeks and two days. My husband is temping and in the process of becoming a partner in a bar. The baby issue is still put on hold which i don't want it to be but we just bought a house and it has to be on hold. We are trying to get our life back together. I decided to come off because when i am ready to have a baby i don't want to be on the medication anymore. I still take klnopin once a day i will try and wean off of that when i feel okay with being off the effexor. Some advise find another therapist this is the first time in all my 31 years that i am seeing one and i feel it is helping me. I never thought it would but i like her and i feel it is making some kind of difference. So seek out someone you can feel comfortable with and talk to someone it helps. Anyway i just chewed your ear off if you want to e mail me on your own so we could talk more my email is shadefi@aol.com look forward to hearing from you
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