Effexor for Postpartum Depression User Reviews
- Dep...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- August 20, 2021
"First week was a nightmare, and if you miss doses, it’ll hit you hard with relapse. Take your doses on time, and you’ll be good. Side effects were sleepiness, moodiness, orgasm not as strong. Pretty good for OCD/depression."
- Ano...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- August 12, 2016
"I was on 37.5 mg for a week and had planned to up the dose to 75 mg. I could tell it was helping with my postpartum anxiety and depression, but the side effects were terrible for me. Extreme fatigue and vomiting. Not good with two small children. We switched to another medication."
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"I've been on and off Effexor since 2004. Mostly taken for postpartum depression. I also have BPD and used it for only 6 months. I found that Effexor made me numb. It makes sense in the beginning, but I want to learn how to deal with my emotions, and after about six months, I start getting withdrawal symptoms because it is no longer working, even though I take as prescribed. That is what I hate the most, the withdrawal symptoms are horrible. I found working out aggressively, like at least 1.5 hours a day, gives me better results than this. It took two weeks for the withdrawal symptoms to subside, and I was on the lowest dose."