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shutterbug is right, you should talk it over with your doctor. And definitely bring in some support if you need to. I would add to also talk to your pharmacist since doctors usually don’t know squat when it comes to medications.
Certainly don’t take it if you experience really severe side effects. But there is an adjustment period, as we all know, with anything, so if the side effects are tolerable try to stick with it.
For example, a friend of mine takes Effexor for depression. She went through 3 weeks of intense nausea, so bad she could barely eat, and even lost weight. But now she loves it and says that it was all worth it.
By contrast, a psych tried to put me on Effexor many years ago and after just two doses my stomach turned inside out. I literally spent the night on the bathroom floor. The pain was so intense it felt like I had been run over by a truck and had all my ribs crushed. It even hurt to breathe. I took the rest of her samples back to her and said no way. She, of course, did not believe me.
So it’s all a matter of degrees. Only you know how your body feels and only you can determine what is best for you.
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