I was beginning to get accustomed to hot flashes occurring in my life on a sporadic basis. I had been in the beginning stages of menopause known as perimenopause for a couple of years before my symptoms became unmanageable. I could actually go for several weeks and not have hot flashes. My moods were generally ...
Effexor is a very hard drug to get off once you have been on it. There is a safe and tolerable way to wean yourself off. Your doctor should always be involved with this process and your decisions. Step 1: Talk your doctor and make sure he/she knows what’s going on. Don’t let them make ...
Ever since I can remember, I have been struggling with depression and anxiety. I have seen therapists and taken different types of medication to treat my symptoms. Presently I am not doing anything at all to treat my depression, I am just trying to manage it as best as I can. I believe that depression ...
A few years ago while living with my Mother in NJ along with my Husband and two children I had an anxiety attack. The first one that I had ever had and I thought I was dying. My Husband carried me in his arms and rushed me to the hospital. I could not breathe and ...
I’ve been treating chronic depression with prescribed antidepressants since 1997. I’ve tried almost all of them out there: Prozac, Paxil, Remeron, Effexor, Wellbutrin — you name it, I’ve probably tried it. Some didn’t work at all; Paxil just made me irritable, and frankly, I don’t need to take medicine to be irritable. Others worked with ...
For the past eight months, I have taken Effexor XR on a daily basis. I was initially a bit hesitant to start taking this medication. Fortunately I have an excellent doctor who was willing to talk with me about the benefits and possible side effects. In the past, I have had poor luck with most ...
I’ve spent almost ten years trying to figure out why my birth daughter, 9 ½, has a food aversion and a feeding tube since the age of two, having been in about ten programs to help her, all to no avail. After doing relentless research, talking to numerous doctors who told me it was nothing ...
Effexor is a little different from Zoloft and Prozac; it is a seratonin reuptake inhibitor, but it also inhibits the reuptake of norepinephrine. It belongs to the selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSNRIs) class of drugs. It works basically the same way, but it slows the re-absorption of two chemicals in the brain that ...
After years of trying different medications to treat my depression and anxiety, my doctor prescribed Effexor. Effexor is also known as Venlafaxine. It comes in a tablet form and extended release. I was given the minimal dose of 37.5 milligrams to start with. Upon my next visit, my dosage was increased to 75 milligrams. Though ...
Effexor is a popular medication for depression. It’s a type of drug known as a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SSNRI). It affects the rate at which serotonin and norepinephrine are absorbed in the brain. I’ve struggled with major depression for most of my life. I’ve tried more than 30 different prescription drugs to ...