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[darlarae]

Hey guys. I haven’t written on here since I stopped taking Prozac because it was making me a mess of emotions.

I went to my doctor after being on Prozac for a month and a half. I was suicidal and done with everything. Nothing made me happy. Nothing. I didn’t want to look for a new job. I didn’t want to eat, spend time with friends and family. I couldn’t stop crying. I don’t as worse than before starting the meds.

My doctor started me on Effexor and I’ve been on it for about 8 days. My depression is gone. It’s weird. It’s like once i stopped taking the Prozac all my suicidal feelings went away.

But the anxiety is still here. And I’m having some not so fun side effects from the Effexor. But hey, I’m feeling so much better than I did a week ago. So that’s great.

Anyone ever taken Effexor? Tell me about your journey and side effects. So far I’ve been really anxious and nervous. I’ve been told this is normal while your body gets use to these meds. A new side effect I’ve never had before is night sweats. Apparently that’s normal with Effexor...

anyways. Thanks for reading and hopefully Effexor helps with my anixety soon.

[Marshall64]

I took it a few years back and the thing that I remember is experiencing "brain zaps" (goggle it) when I stopped cold turkey. Just remember to taper off when you want to get off the medication.

In an unrelated note, my doctor wants me to try Abilify. I just saw an ad on tv from a law office saying that if Abilify created a gambling addiction, give them a call. How bizarre...