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Posted 8/28/2016 8:32 PM (GMT 0)
So, I have only been on 37 mgs of extended release Effexor for about 6 weeks. I missed a few days and started feeling dizzy and nauseous in the afternoon. Could this be withdrawal from it? I feel pretty creepy, so I took one more this afternoon. I'd like to get off this stuff. It made me really constipated and couldn't sleep. I read a similar post where the person also felt like they might have a stomach virus. Any thoughts for me? Thanks. I'm gonna have to get something else for my depression/fibromyalgia.
Posted 8/28/2016 10:01 PM (GMT 0)
Drink more water for the constipation. Besides these can be side effects that are going to go away. Effexor is a good medication. Have you talked to your doc about the constipation? Honestly it is a small price to pay for feeling better. The water and eating high fiber foods will help.

Give the Effexor a fair try. Try it for a few months. But let your doctor know what is going on.

I hope you can find what is the best for you.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 8/28/2016 10:51 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Karen, I drink tons of water and it didn't help. I took some stool softener and it helped a little but I dunno, it made my stomach feel funny, kind of like it gave me IBS. I've had colitis before and stomach problems freak me out.

It did help with my depression, anxiety and all that goes with it.
Posted 8/28/2016 11:15 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, it will make you feel bad to go off of it. AD's are medications that affect the brain--and once your body/brain get used to working with the new med, they don't like it when it is gone. Find a way to make sure you don't miss a dose.
Posted 8/28/2016 11:58 PM (GMT 0)
I also found taking coconut oil helps. I take it daily because I have a medication that does the same. It is also good for your skin and many other things. I hope that this helps.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 8/29/2016 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
I have UC, so I do understand about the irregularity.

TMI alert

I run towards constipation, despite a primarily-veggie diet and water. I work, and my system has 'learned' to shut down, and now that is all it does.
Grrr.

I take stool softeners--and I use suppositories that have a lubricant for hemorrhoids. Even this only works sometimes. I have a couple of different medications that have a drying effect.

My philosophy is--side effects happen. What matters to me is the efficacy of the medication for the condition being treated. If the side effects are worse than the effect on the condition, I talk to my doctor about changing. If the effect is greater than the bother of the side effects, it's a done deal. A basic cost-deficit analysis.

Bear in mind that a realistic 'try' of a new med is two months--it can take that long for soe side efects to subside.
Posted 8/31/2016 12:01 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks myself 09. With an underlying gastrointestinal disease, the last thing you want is something that affects it. It seems that most antidepressants disagree with me in some way. It's like pick your poison. But, I have to have an antidepressant.
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