Posted by slavegirl on December 21, 2004, at 13:14:32
In reply to Re: New to Effexor XL, posted by ambreprn on December 15, 2004, at 16:27:28
Gonna be honest...I've also had the Prozac thing where it's not working anymore and tried other things, but eventually, I always go back to Prozac...we're all different and different things work in different ways for us all. Basically - EFFEXOR has the WORST WITHDRAWALS EVER EVER EVER EVER (and I cannot stress this). Even one day of a missed tablet it hugely noticeable in every way. Your body goes mad, never mind your brain - so just keep this in mind.
The sex thing..well, depressed ppl basically are not fully 'functional' in the sex department...and antidepressants make it worse....and then one person isn't as sexual as the next person...when you're trying to deal with emotions and just coping, sex is hard to even try to think of. And to make it worse, anti-depressants not only diminish sex-drive (mostly and not for everyone, but what we're told), but it's harder to climax and all the rest. But - to me, sex when YOU WANT IT is OK....you have enough to worry about.
Hang in there!
SG
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