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Q: Effexor Xr..
asked by: beachlover801 on August 26th, 2007
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i have been taking 75mg of Effexor XR for almost three years. At one point i thought i was ready to try and go without medication so i went to my doc to have her gradually take me off them. It didnt last long i was right back on. Than a few months after that i felt like it wasnt working as much or as strong as it used to so i went to my doc yet again to see about trying something new. She put me on Lexapro which i guess worked but i could not get off the effexor i still felt like i needed it and wanted to take the pills. I would still take atleast two a week even though she told me i should be used to gradually getting off them and no longer need them. So here i am full on back on the effexor and feel almost like a drug addict to this stupid pill!! Has anyone else noticed some dependency on this drug? Also the first time i tried going off this drug i had HORRIBLE side effects. Nausea, horrible migraines, tingly numbing feeling in my face and lips, and sometimes feeling blurry and faint. I told my doc and she said well everyone reacts diffrently to going off of it. so basically nothing was wrong..

i got back on it anyway though like i mentioned.. so i guess my question is has anyone else felt they "needed" the pill or felt dependant on it or also had similar side effects when going off..?
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prfctbyntre
replied on August 27th, 2007
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Re: Effexor Xr..
i was on effexor.. but it stopped working... i was on it for like 2 years..

im on something new now (i cant think of the name atm, but its purple)

anyways..

if im not on my depression pills, i feel like i need them.. and when im on them.. i feel like i dont need them

its annoying.
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