Anyone here on Welbutrin???

[JenBKR]

I'm going to ask my Dr. about Lexapro. I've been on Paxil for a long time and I really think that I've built up an immunity to it. I'll let you know what happens.

Thanks everybody. You guys are the BEST!!!!

Lexapro could be good for you - my only caution there is that it is very similar to Effexor, so if you had a bad experience with Effexor before you might have the same problem with Lexapro. Then again, it might be perfect for you. Either way, don't get discouraged if it doesn't work for you, you'll find the right medication! I know how frustrating it can be, but there are lots out there so just keep trying!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Be carefull with Effexor . It is wellknown that it is VERY difficult to stop taking it!!
I used to take Prozac 10 years ago. The worst side-effect was that it made me hyper nervous; was terrible!!

Now I am taking SERLAIN. I don't know if you have this in the USA too, but it is very effective, and no side-effects for me

[moosmom]

WOW! So many choices!! I've been on Effexor and I will never take it again. The withdrawal vertigo is awful and it's very difficult to wean yourself off of it.

[K9soul]

WOW! So many choices!! I've been on Effexor and I will never take it again. The withdrawal vertigo is awful and it's very difficult to wean yourself off of it.

I certainly will never forget the hell of trying to get off of Effexor. I weaned down over several months and was just taking a tiny portion, but when I stopped I still had 4 weeks of "brain zaps" and vertigo. I was on it for a long time as well. I still get those sensations if I am really worn out or not feeling well, although never as bad as they used to be.

I'm on Celexa now and have had no real problems with it as far as side effects except for some nausea the first week or so. If I forget a dose I'm not reeling and sick the next morning like I was with Effexor. I hope you're able to find something that helps you without the terrible side effects or the withdrawal.

I signed the Effexor petition that is out there when I was trying to get off of it. http://www.petitiononline.com/effexor/ There are over 10,000 signatures now.

[moosmom]

I signed it. I never knew there were so many people who had the same problems with this nasty drug as I did. The dreams are scary!! I always thought they were caused by something I ate before I went to sleep!!

[K9soul]

I had horrible dreams and night sweats as well, and no energy at all as well as many other side effects. I started it when I was in college around 1993 I think. At first I had improvement of my depression and didn't notice any really bad side effects, but after a few months on it things started going downhill. I went to doctors for all kinds of evaluations who told me it couldn't be the med, that it wasn't addictive, and that it was all in my head etc. Since I had a history of depression and anxiety they latched onto that and sent me home with benzodiazepines to take with it. I was young and at the time really believed that doctors must know what they were talking about. Then I went through all these tests and even an overnight hospital stay with a lumbar puncture, tilt table test and other hellish tests trying to figure out what was wrong with me. Not one doctor out of the 10 or so I saw even possibly attributed it to Effexor. I was finally blown off as a hypochondriac or nutcase and referred to shrinks. It wasn't until I got access to the internet years later and stumbled across something about it that I learned it had all been the drug. I couldn't get off of it though. It really destroyed many years of my life.