My doc just prescribed Effexor XR for me to try and help my stomach and anxiety issues. I had been on Paxil for a long time and it did help my tummy; however, I was trying to wean myself off it (down to 5mg) due to the side effects. I figured since my tummy was better when I was on regular dose of an anti-depressant, I'd see what the doc said, and so he gave me effexor.
My question is, when I was talking to the pharmacist he mentioned that Paxil works primarily on serotonin while effexor works more on noephrine (sp?) and dopamine (he was explaining why it was safe to overlap and take both for a few days). This made me question whether Effexor would be good for me, because I thought that it was the serotonin that affected the gut and made it better, so I'm not sure if the effexor will work. Anyone have any ideas?
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Doc just gave me Effexor...question for anyone who might know
