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Originally Posted by monstermash
I've been on efexor 37.5 for 3 months now . It hasn't affected my weight but I have had some side effects from it. I also use drinking to ease the social anxiety but I still drink on it. I am not sure if it is good or bad but I cannot be at a gathering without drinking. Also, when I started it used to make me very tired during the day, very restless at night, and more depressed. I took benadryl to counter act the restlessness before I went to sleep but it seemed to wear off around 5am. After being on it for about a month these side effects improved. The most important thing I have learned is to plan ahead and do not run out of efexor. If I go a day with out it I get extremely nauseous.
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I stopped drinking when I started on Efexor which was nine days ago, however I have had 4 beers over the week-end, but spaced out a little. Two last night and two today, but hours apart. I haven't really missed the beer as I was never what one might call and alcoholic. The 4 beers that I did have didn't seem to affect me in any strange way. My friend is, however, an alcoholic and she's been on Efexor for ten years. She's currently on 300mg and drinks like a fish. Something I have heard about drinking and taking Efexor is that alcohol is a depressant and why would you want to take an antidepressant, then ruin it with a depressive substance? I also heard that alcohol cancels out or destroys the affect of the Efexor, but who knows??
So far, I haven't felt terribly tired during the day, but do feel a little spaced out and my emotions have definitely been "blunted." I have had severe insomnia since taking it, although I slept better last night so I'm hopeful that the situation will improve.
I've been well warned about making sure not to miss a dose, so I've become a bit paranoid about it. Looks like my life now revolves around the stuff until such time as I go off it for whatever reason. That's when the fun and games will start
Thanks for your input,
Rose.