Effexor Experiences

[TexLady]

I take effexor for depression...37 mg per day which is a very low dose. It's been both savior and the worst thing that ever happened to me. It's great for the depression, but the "sexual side effects" are the pits. I tried to withdraw, but the discontinuation symptoms were so bad I gave up (something else the doctors don't tell you).

Right now I'm on a combination of Effexor and Wellbutrin. The Effexor works for depression and the Wellbutrin seems to keep my carb cravings under control.

[RoseTattoo]

TexLady--A lot of the SSRI's have bad side effects and can really cause withdrawal. BUT--here's the thing. Sometimes you can overlap one drug with another--that is, start a different drug while weaning off the old one. That's not possible with all of the drugs, just some of them. So ask your doctor. That's what I did when getting off of Paxil and onto Lexapro. I'd tried to quit Paxil many times over the past years but couldn't get past the withdrawal agonies. But when Lexapro came out, it became possible not to go "cold turkey."

Good luck!

[TexLady]

Interesting...I will ask my doc about that next time I go in which will be in December.