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Written by Tazzy17 14. Oct 2005 01:10 PM

well yesterday i finally made it to the doctor. i was on avanza 30mg... i had been on a higher dosage in the past, but after stopping it suddenly and getting worse, they were slowly increasing it again. now im taking efexor, 37.5 mg twice a day. ive already noticed immediate side effects which never happened when i started other medications.

the reason i changed from the avanza is because it left me feeling lethargic, with no enery at all,no motivation, increased appetite but not stable, and a drastic increase in weight. i still felt "down" most of the time as well. but i will admit that while on it i never cut myself or actually MADE plans to permanently hurt myself... but i couldnt handle the side effects, i want to lose weight, get some motivation and be the best i can be!

the efexor i only started last night, ive already noticed ive felt sick like i want to throw up, and i was sweating alot when i got to bed last night. this morning i woke up and took it again, went back to sleep for a little while, when i woke up again i went out into the kitchen for a drink of juice, and almost passed out. i went from feeling hot all over to suddenly feeling so cold, it started at my head and just flowed down over my body, ive had this feeling in the past, moments before passing out, so i had to get to the couch and lie down for a few moments. the shakes have started quite bad too, i just feel so shakey and anxious. i dont want to take any of my valium because im afraid it would knock me out - and my mother is here and would not be too impressed if she found out!

has any one else had immediate side effects like this? i never noticed this from zoloft or avanza! im actually looking on the bright side at the moment, thinking that if im at least feeling and seeing SOME sort of effect, that the medication is obviously DOING something to my body, hopefully over time it will have the DESIRED effect LOL!!!

anyway, im hoping it gets better soon.
hope eveyone else is doing well!!
tazzy
xoxoxo

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Comments from the community:

Hey Taz,
I was started on Efexor at 75mg, once a day. I had nausea but my psych told me when she was prescribing them to take ginger tablets for that. It worked, except the first day I didn't take enough cos I didn't read the directions on the packet but from the second day onwards I had hardly any nausea after that.
I've only had that hot&cold thing once, last week (I've been on the Efexor, at a higher dose, for nearly 3 months now). I didn't know what was happening but I just got my period that morning so I don't know if that had anything to do with it.
I get the shakes occasionally, but only in my hands not all over. I have had a slight dose or two of the night sweats but nothing major.
Another effect is that at night in bed, I get like body twitches. I don't know how else to describe it. Sometimes it's just inside my head, I think someone described it as "lightning flashes" in the brain. But I also get the twitches in my arms & legs, like a sudden jerking movement - but this only happens a few times each night.
I hope this helps, but I definitely recommend the ginger tabs - I used Blackmores "Travel Calm Ginger Tablets". Just make sure you follow the directions on the box. :)
Take care. :)
Luv, ((hugz)) & smiles
Gidge
xoxox

Written by Gidge, 14. Oct 2005 05:34 PM

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