After just one day of Effexor, I decided no. The side effects were a little too much even to wait a while---hot flashes, heart palpitations, nerve/muscle spasms, thirsty and in a fog.. NOT FOR ME.. I know it is jsut one day and I should wait---but no no... Blurred vision...
I am going to try the Effexor for a week with just my synthyroid and I got some Aloe Vera juice to see if it can help some... I really think the PPIs do cause some anxiety..
I've had acid reflux for a long time. I'm pretty sure it started because of drinking, smoking, and being overweight. Then my anxiety kicked in and the problem got so bad that I stopped drinking and lost a bunch of weight. Still had it. Prior to this and after I was on Nexium and Prevacid to treat the GERD but they did very little to help.
Then I had the weird idea that the PPIs were CAUSING my anxiety so I quit them, and of course the GERD got worse. Later that week I went to the doctor for anxiety and got a prescription for Klonopin. I eventually worked up enough nerve to take the Klonopin, and guess what? The GERD disappeared. Then about a week later it came back a little and I started back on Prevacid. Together these worked.
I'm pretty sure acid reflux is aggravated by anxiety, so if you treat both of them you may have some luck.
sorry for the username this is kalmkidd im on my girlfriends login lol
ive been on effexor 75mg a day for 7 yrs for anixety and i love it.. and actually now they start u at 75 and bring u to 150 if u need they dont even do 35mg for he first week anymore.. good luck.