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I’ve been totally off the Effexor XR for several weeks now. I’ll still get the occasional brain zap, and I can now cry on cue—sometimes, whether I want to or not. I’m not sure if that’s still withdrawal, or if it’s because the Effexor was blocking my emotions, and now it isn’t.
I started taking Concerta, 6 days ago, and I’m now adjusting to this wonderful feeling of calm, after a lifetime of being constantly wound-up. For the first time in my life, I’m thinking about what I eat, and I’m eating very slowly, savouring every bite, and, as a result, eating normal portions, at normal times. And I’ve discovered that clutter bothers me enough that I’m actually doing something about it.
My family says they noticed a difference when I started on Effexor, 12 years ago. I didn’t, really. Now that I’ve started on Concerta, I’m noticing a huge difference, and so are they—at least, when we talk on the phone.
Clearly, for me, Effexor was the wrong drug, treating the wrong thing.
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