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venlafaxine
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hey...
i was wondering, has anyone on here ever been prescribed this? i have just been prescribed it and if you know what it is then you'll understand why i am a little apprehensive... so if you can just tell me a little bit about it.. how you found it? what you were on it for? then i would really appreciate it. thanks
sv
i was wondering, has anyone on here ever been prescribed this? i have just been prescribed it and if you know what it is then you'll understand why i am a little apprehensive... so if you can just tell me a little bit about it.. how you found it? what you were on it for? then i would really appreciate it. thanks
sv
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I didn't get much of a chance on it really - it didn't agree with me at all. I didn't get the woozy headache dealie like I got on other AD'S but I got other side-effects that panicked me so I quit taking them.
Have you been on other types before? Your GP wouldn't have prescribed them if they weren't confident that they could make a difference. You never really know how you are going to react to a medication until you try really - it'll work for some people, not others.
You really have to make sure (all circumstances permitting) that you keep taking them long enough (can be 2-3 weeks) for them to kick in and give you the best chance of deciding whether it is the right medication for you.
If you do have unpleasant side-effects, don't be afraid to talk to your GP or pharmacist.
Hope it all works out.
Please note that this cannot replace the advice of a trained pharmacist, or the doctor who prescribed it!
yeah i have been on other stuff. i was on fluoxetine because i was intially diagnosed with mild depression,. i had terrible side effects with it. for three weeks i was unbearably nauseous, in a lot of pain and wanted to kill myself. it made no effect to my depression. so now they've finally decided to try my on this.. i was just looking to see how other people found it....
sv