Donna, I am sorry that you have been going through such a hard time.

I have taken Effexor for about 5 years now, and it really helps me. But I also know several people that have had bad side effects, such as what have been described in these posts by you and others.

I am fortunate, because my MD was a pharmacist before she became an MD! She is so up on all of the meds and how thy can affect people. Have you thought about talking with a pharmacist? He/she may have some suggestions that you could research and then suggest to your doc. Just a thought.

I hope things go well with the MRI and you find out the cause of your hearing loss issues.

(((hugs))) from one Donna to another!