yarnaholic
November 30, 2004

Effexor is evil

Just to put effexor's side effects into perspective in yet another way....
From January 2003 to May 2004 (while on effexor) I gained 20 lbs.
Since quitting effexor in July (without changing my diet or exercise at all) I have lost 15 of those pounds.
Hooray for my metabolism getting back to normal!!

Posted by alison at 02:45 PM
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Adelle said:

Good for you! The same thing happened to me with Paxil. I am now on effexor and not having the weight issues as much, but I would rather be on it and have a harder time losing weight than have depression again!

Posted on November 30, 2004 04:47 PM

Alison said:

Ya...I had other issues besides the weight gain with effexor, like horrible nightmares and not being able to wake up in the mornings sometimes. The other reasons are why I stopped using it, but losing weight is a nice plus!

Posted on November 30, 2004 04:54 PM
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