Effexor XR??
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Effexor XR??
| Wed, 07-14-2004 - 9:53am |
Hey everyone, hope you're all having a great wednesday! My GP just put me on Effexor XR for depression and anxiety. I was wondering if anyone else is taking this or has taken it and if it worked or had any weird side effects. I was on Paxil last year, but quit taking it after about a month b/c it made me sleepy and made me clench my jaw all of the time. I am noticing the jaw clenching already with this, but hopefully it won't be as bad as with the paxil. Thanks! Samantha


I've been on Effexor XR for a year and a half.
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Hope that helps
Elise
I know for me, if I forget to take my meds or take them more than say 6 hours late; I feel a bit dizzy or woozie and a little nauseous (sp?) But that seems to go away with in a few hours.
Like someone else said, you need to give the drug a chance before you decide whether its going to be the right one for you. Keep communicating with your doc especially if you dont feel better in several weeks.
Good luck
I have been on Effexor for 2 years and it has helped me. At first I started off with Paxil and like most people it stopped working for me. I am also on Welbutrin with it. the great thing about it is that I am Pregnant and have been taking it all through my pregnancy. the Doctor said that it is safe but I just can't breast feed. I also gained alot of weight from being on the meds. On the down side don't ever just stop taking the meds. There was a time that I had problems with my insurance and couldn't afford the refills and went days without it. I was manic. I slept and cried the whole time. I felt as if I wanted to die. My husband called the doctor and she had to give me samples.
She said do not stop taking this unless I say so. When you come down off the Effexor it is horrible. I walked around feeling drunk. Since I am pregnant I take my meds 1x every other day, but I feel that I am going to have to do it every day. Pregnancy makes depression worse. I hope that this has helped you and if you need any more info feel free to contact me.
Basically, several times each hour probably, I clench my jaw involuntarily and actually bite down on part of my tongue. My tongue now has deep, red teeth marks, which are making eating and even talking painful. I never connected the two (the jaw clenching and the change in dose) until you mentioned that...is this kind of what you experienced on Paxil? (That's the next med my doctor wants to try...argh!).
I had never heard of this as a side effect of antidepressants...is this jaw clenching pretty common as a side effect? Now I'm wondering if this is something to talk to my doctor about...I don't want her to think that I'm not giving the meds a fair try to work, though. I do also grind my teeth at night, but this jaw clenching during the day is new to me.
Thanks, and I hope you don't have this side effect on Effexor XR...it's no fun!
Rose
My jaw clenching has gone away. The only reason I connected the two is that I have a friend who has been on almost every anti-depressant and she mentioned it. It's the reason I went off of Paxil, it was REALLY bad when I was on that!
Good luck,
Amy
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