/community/emoticons/smile.gif i've been on effexor xr for a few months now and it def took the edge off of my anxiety, and really helped with depression as well. I recommend it and hope it works...
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Hey Lusk, I wish I could help you out on this but I can't give you any clear answers as far as increase or not. The only thing I can tell you is my experience w/Lexapro. After being placed on it...
Hi everyone, If I could have voted for every one of those choices that was listed at top - I would... I experienced all of them. My dad abandoned my mother and 4 kids when I was 6 or 7. I was the...
Hi Nats, I want to welcome you to this forum as well. From reading your post - your symptoms are very familiar sounding... I'm so happy that you were able to write down your feelings and that it made...
Thanks Warren for your help in this matter. Insurance is such a tricky matter! I wanted to place this post one more time hoping there might be others with some encouraging information??? Thanks, Pink...
What] Angel, after reading the above posts again, I realized that there was a common thread- something you kept saying is you are ashamed to tell your doctor that you have slipped again and that you...
Angel, if I could - I would reach out and give you a GREAT BIG HUG right now. I would tell you that you are a good person and that you are worth it - and most importantly you are NOT a failure......
Hi] am somewhat new myself and enjoy being apart of this "community". Hopefully you'll find that you are not alone in your struggle... I have certainly been where you are now - I [i]understand ....
Hi there slowlygoingcrazy, I have heard your heart and I feel your emotions and I'm extremely sorry that you are going thru this difficult time... Hang in there ok? What you have said, I have also...
Has anyone on this forum been diagnosed and started treatment for depression w/out being covered by insurance? If so, are you covered now? I am currently not covered by insurance - due to my...
Hi Drew, Interestingly enough, I was on Lexapro before taking Effexor. Lexapro helped take the edge off my depression and anxiety but after several months I began to slip back into a deep depression...
Thank ya'll so much for the responses. It's just interesting to know what works for other people. Today is a good day for me. I woke up feeling better than I have in a long time. I believe the...
As a somewhat new member to this sight I have a question about a certain med I am currantly taking. I have just gone from 75 mg Effexor XR to 225 mg in 4 1/2 weeks time. Before taking Effexor I was...
Sunnivara, I am so sorry your friend replied to you in an unsupportive manner. I understand your feelings and dissappointment in this situation. A very close friend of mine whom I considered my...
Dear Katelynn, I am pretty new to this sight and enjoy reading some of the posts - finding comfort with a sense of knowing that I'm not alone in my emotions and feelings... To read your post today I...
Thank you so much for the welcome. I am a newbie and have found a sense of comfort AND validation both by reading posts from this sight. Knowing that I am not alone in my illness and that there are...
Hi Sloan I was just taken off Lexapro and started Effexor XR this past Monday. For the same reason you need Lexapro is the reason I wanted off. I gained weight and slept too much. I did the same with...