Has any one taken Effexor?

[dac500]

I sent a message to my MO on increased hot flushes. He things a short course on Effexor might help. His advanced assistant will call on Monday to discuss. Has anyone here experience with this drug?

[GoBucks]

It helped reduce the severity for me. Once you start a long course of that drug, you can not just quit. You have to taper off over time.

[Gl448]

I take 37.5 mg per day for the last 4 months. Almost immediately stopped hot flashes.

It’s an antidepressant, and it also stopped most of the moodiness ADT brought me.

[gsun]

I took it for a while but it didn't do much for the hot flashes so I stopped. Unfortunately I stopped cold turkey and boy did I get sick. Went back on and tapered off.

[Gl448 in reply to gsun]

What kind of sick did it make you? At what rate did you taper off?

I had to taper off Prilosec and Claritin to avoid bad rebound symptoms.

[gsun]

I just felt like crap. Could hardly stand up. Not stomach or anything like that. I went back on it after a couple days of that and after a couple weeks tapered off. Don't remember the exact taper rate but it took a couple weeks.