I have been on Effexor ER since October 2006. I really like the drug. I started taking 75mg but was just recently bumped up to 150mg after my cancer dx. My kids just recently got really sick with high fevers and vomiting. Because I was so busy with them I forgot to take my meds for two days. I actually felt like I had the flu. I had achey joints, dizziness, nausua, and loose stools. I realized this and took 75mg of the drug and once it hit my system I started to feel 100% better. I will be back to the full 150mg dose tommorow but I now know to never ever forget to take my meds again.

When I first started Effexor, it was fine. Now that my depression has gotten worse, I think I need something more. No issues with it, though.

I take 225mg Effexor - just started taking it 2 months ago. It does a pretty good job of controlling depression and anxiety, especially anxiety. Some side effects I can live without, such as low libido (ok NO libido) and vivid dreams - which would be alright if they weren't such bad dreams, but I don't think it's the drug making them bad, it's probably stress.

I have taken Effexor daily for 2 yrs. It seems to work - I'm not sure that I feel a full range of emotions any more though. If I miss a day then I turn into a blubbering wreck!

When I first started taking it I noticed a big difference. I used to have many negative thoughts about myself - low self esteem. Those decreased dramatically.

i took effexor about two years ago when i was first diagnosed with major depression.i took these meds for about 8 months and they worked very well for me.then i stopped cold turkey because i thought i felt good enough that i didn`t need them anymore.i relapsed about three months ago.my doctor told me i would have not relapsed if i would have kept taken my meds.so always talk to your doctor if your thinking of stopping your medication because relapses are pretty common with depression.

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I take Effexor 300mg in the morning and it has been a miracle drug for me
My social phobia went completely away.
My anxiety is mostly gone.
My depression is mostly gone as well

It also helped me with a lot of physical symptoms I had for years (aches and pains mostly)

The only drawback for me is that I have to take a sleeping pill every night or I wont sleep

How long after you start taking it do you see an improvement?

Have been on efexor for about 2.5 years and have found it worls for a while then my dose gets upped. I reached the maximum dose a little over a year ago and now take lithium with it. It did work but I'm back where i started again now and can't increase the dose anymore.

I was on 600mg of effexor for 1 year, it was like a blanket around me, i could not feel, i was totally numb. I couldn't participate in therapy or counselling. I was at a stand still, i wouldn't even call it existing.
I weaned myself off them in December, i have come leaps and bounds since being off them. The only downfall for me is when i get to low or the therapy triggers something, suicide is my only option that i can see. My doctor wants me back on them, i have them here, but i aint going back to that.

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