PTSD meds "lets try this one..." (Venlafaxine)
Here we go again.....I finally weaned myself off paroxetine....8 months later the stupid SI starts showing up every other day. So I broke out the paroxetine and split split split till it's only a 5mg...
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Does any of this stuff work? No. Not once in the history of this man made religion, has this "thing" cured anything. It can hide, mask, control, only for a little bit. But in the end, it only...
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I've been taking Venlafaxine once in the morning and once at night for about 2-3 months, only side effect I had was excessive sweating. A few weeks ago it pretty much stopped working for me, now I...
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My vision blurred on venlafaxine, badly. I had to quit taking it. Prozac (fluoxetine) made me feel like I had the flu. Effexor (Venlafaxine) blurred my vision. Hell even the Celexa I took 11 years ago...
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soo....okay. I'm trying to constructively deal....within the resources I have and are available....if I read your post right...you're equating treating PTSD with meds as a kind of 'voodoo' religion?...
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I've been taking it going on three months now. Started out with small dose and moved up. For me it has been a huge help in simply wanting to get out of bed, sleeping better and the positives out weigh...
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Well I take the max dose for Venlafaxine and it does help out a little bit. But I also take it with 2 other pills. For me the side effects were weight gain, sweating excessively and getting the shakes...
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We take these meds to correct a chemical imbalance in our brains. Some meds work for some people but do not work for other people. Listen to you doc and not what other folks have to say about the...
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Like most, the meds have been extremely difficult for me to adjust to. I know I'm off the topic a bit, but I just didn't expect the wild differences of effects from one person to the next. I'm...
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Thanks guys....everyone. It's been a real struggle for me to 'accept' my 'issues' and 'symptoms' are part and parcel of PTSD. I think ...especially service men and women...we are taught to 'push...
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I've been on Effexor xr for several years now along with mirtazapine. The combo has worked well for me.
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Every medication treats everybody differently for a number of reasons. I think the most important thing is to have a very open relationship with the doctor who is prescribing your meds. Tell them...
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I took venlafaxine for about 6 months. It worked wonders pulling me out of severe depression that is peripheral to my TBI/PTSD. But the sexual side effects and some side effects i couldnt put a...
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Yep....I'd been through the ringer with every SSRI under the sun till I just flat out said NO! No mas, ......they make it worse. but then... you know, you just get so desperate ...you get to the...
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