By Admin on Dec 20, 2009 in Medicine
I just started taking effexor on Thursday for depression, anxiety, muscle pain, and migraines. Before I started taking it I would always wake up early in the morning (6 to 7 am) and not be able to fall asleep but now I also am waking up about 4 times throughout the night and having a hard time falling back asleep. My question is will this go away after the 1st couple weeks of taking this drug or will I continue having insomnia the whole time?
I have always avoided taking pills but my depression/anxiety got so bad I just lay on the couch and watch tv day from the physical pain it causes me.
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I had that too when I first started taking Effexor. After about 10 days my sleeping patterns were back to normal, and after a month the benefits of taking it far outweighed the first couple of weeks of insomnia. If you’re still sleeping badly in a couple of weeks you should see your doctor, as with any other side effects that haven’t gone away by then. God luck!
Topographic Oceans | Dec 20, 2009 | Reply
GET OFF THE ANTIDEPRESSANTS NOW. They are a catastrophe. I have had many friends get destroyed forever by them. And worse yet, they don’t even know it; they were like the heroine addict saying all is well, while every last beautiful thing in them got destroyed forever. Even tapering off the meds did not bring everything back.
You have insomnia because portions of your brain are being driven to their death. Antidepressants work by killing brain cells – the drug companies describe it as "pruning offending neurons". This info is difficult to actually track down, and your doctor or counselor may not even know it. They are serious meds that should not be out in the general public; they were developed for institutions.
Worse yet, medical professionals receive kickbacks for the prescriptions they write, which creates a financial incentive for them to put people on this garbage.
It’s pure damage all the way – please quit before it really is over.
Most likely your depression and anxiety are caused by loneliness. That is not an illness – if you are alone, forget the job and find someone to love. That will be much better than being destroyed until you can’t feel any needs.
Google "antidepressants corkscrew axons"
Google "brain zaps" and look at the drop down menu that comes up. click on effexor.
Get into the realm of discovery regarding this, and listen to the people who have been hurt by these meds, NOT your doctor.
antidepressantnightmare | Dec 20, 2009 | Reply
I took Effexor and it help my anxiety and depression greatly. don’t listen to the other guy. It took me three weeks before my body adjusted. Just try to get yourself into a regular pattern that works well with your schedule,. If you still have problems I would ask your doctor for a temp. sleeping pill to help you adjust.
i am no longer on effexor so I would discuss with the doctor too how to effectively come off them when the time comes. i used counseling and stress management and I was able to finally be off them. Sometimes in the beginning they give you higher dosages and drop it little by little as you get better.
reneem1954_2000 | Dec 20, 2009 | Reply
call your doctor and tell him/her you want off effexor!! trust me, look around on here and see all the problems with this drug, im two days "sober" from effexor xr and the withdraws are horrible, sence you are still new to this drug you can stop with now bad effects….but this medication is not good !!! try lexapro or a different ssri…but ive been on a few and effexor has been the worse, but this is only my personal experence with it
Brian C | Dec 20, 2009 | Reply