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I have suffered from depression for over 20 years and have tried many meds for it. Finally, with Effexor, for the first time since I was a teenager, I feel like ME!!!!!
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I have been using Effexor XR for a couple of years now and can tell u if it wasn't for this I don't know where I would be today. It work's for me. Thank you.
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When I first started Effexor XR, it seemed to really help for a while. After a while we had to increase the dosage to its maximum, and had to add the max 80 mg of Prozac to keep me "normal". After about a year, I started having real problems with exhaustion and fatigue. It took a lot of testing and doctors and finally two separate sleep studies to find that my deep sleep had been disrupted significantly -- essentially I was getting NO restorative sleep, even when I slept for 8-12 hours!
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It's a good product. I have been on Paxil and Celexa but Effexor XR was the only thing that made me feel normal. I have been on it for 7 months and I would suggest it to anyone who has depression.
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