I just started taking Effexor xr and it has given me horrible panic for 2 nights with racing scary thoughts...is this normal in the beginning stages? or is this a sign it's not for me? I'm new to starting meds trying to find the right one for me.
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Heya! Completely normal. I know it’s one thing to hear it from a stranger and another to get it from a valuable source, so here are some sources to convince yourself you’re not crazy and just doing what you need to do!
“Patients often experience a temporary worsening of anxiety symptoms during the first two weeks of treatment. Abrupt discontinuation of the SSRIs could cause flu-like symptoms.” -anxieties.com
“Therapy with SSRIs or SNRIs can take up to 4 weeks for efficacy to be apparent and may make anxiety worse before improvement of symptoms is seen” -medscape.com
And an article about why it happens: sciencedaily.com/releases/2...
You’re doing great. Keep going.
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