citalopram changed to venfalaxine(efexor /xl) >>>>

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what can i expect? thefirst couple of days was wierd, i had a twitchy eyebrow and terrible sweats - now i don't feel any different with regards to my mood. Was on citalopram for 6 months for pndbut just started to slide deeper and deeper in

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i went from citalopram to venlafaxine. It was such a big difference when it kicked in, takes a few weeks tho to build up. my mood really picked up and i honestly felt much better Altho i did have really bad sweats with it too. HTH a bit

Hi - I also made the same change. I was fine, and it only took about 4 weeks before I felt significantly better. Mind you, I still get the hot sweats at night (or maybe that's my age )

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effexor worked quickly and very effectively for me, within days, after years on other meds

I've used both of them. the only thing i would say was that i had a really hard time coming off venlafaxine - it took well over 6 months and the side effects from it were quite unpleasant - i used to feel as if i had an electric current running through me (a little like a shock i suppose) and lots of dizziness. if i had known about this at the time, personalyl i wouldn't have taken it - i can only stress though that this was my own personal experience and you may be absoultely fine, but it may well be worht asking the question - i think my gp said that venlafaxine can give those sorts of side effects when coming off. good luck x

venlaflaxine worked really well for me when I was put on a high dose. I had tried about 4 or 5 different Ads by then so was expecting nothing. By end with venlaflaxine was on 225mg a day but it really helped. Have been on and off them[off when pregnant] for nearly 2 yrs now and will be starting them again once baby is born. Only thing with them is they are completely not recommended in pregnancy so make sure you use birth control and also can be quite harsh withdrawals when you start to come off them..or I found that anyway.

i was startingto feel ok - the twitchy eyebrow had settled down but now i just feel lik i can't stand anyone, particularly ds (he's 4 dd is 7 mo). I'm snapping at him constantly, first thing he said this am was i love you - i couldn't bear to say it back - am i evil or is it the meds settling down??

just the meds hun honestly it takes them 2-3wks or so to settle down and feel full effect.

but what if it isn't what if it is what the real me is like - i can't stand him at the moment and i've been really horrible to him but only when no one else is about, i know it's mean but i can't help it - some times i just want to make him go away, i think i've always felt like it with him, after his birth i thought it was the biggest mistake of my life, after dd i felt on top of the wold and want to do everything for her

I think we all go through times of not particularly liking our children. I have a high mainteneance ds 3yrs. We sometimes seem to go for days not getting on and I wonder how I am going to cope with the constant shouting, tantrums etc. What I then try to do is just fake it. Give him lots of cuddles, smiles, reading stories etc even though I don't feel like it and his behaviour does improve and I find that I am no longer faking it but genuinely enjoying his company.
My dd was 3yr when ds was born and reacted quite badly constant moaning but within 6 weeks got over it but she did go through it again when ds was about 7mo and sitting up and playing. Could your ds be feeling a bit jealous? Giving my dd special time with me on her own once a week to go swimming really helped - and I emphasised it was her special time.
Don't feel guilty about the way you feel, it's perfectly normal, give the ads time to kick in and try and snatch a few special times with ds.

i had the same experience as hattiecat: electric shock like sensations when either taking a tablet late or when dose was lowered. DP was also on efexor and had this too, though worse as he had to come off it cold turkey.

thanks all it is nice to know i'm not a completely nasty person - i've got first group sess on tues - hope it's ok i suppose anything is worth a try, i just want to feel normal again