Hey Guys
Wow, nearly 2 years since my last post. I didn't think it had been that long. In my last post I talked about gearing up to try the medication Effexor for my chronic dizziness. I had high hopes as I had read some positive stuff over the years about the drug and how some vestibular patients (Vestibular migraine patients) had improved a great deal taking it.
Unfortunately, it did nothing for me. I can't remember exactly how long I was taking the medication (probably about 7 months back in 2021) but it was rough. The only thing I felt was extreme fatigue. I mean I was on my hands and knees some evenings (no joke). Eyes rolling in the back of my head every day and night. Struggled to just sit and strum the guitar which I love to do. The tiredness was overwhelming. I experienced no benefits whatsoever.
For several months I stuck with it hoping the tiredness would ease and that a positive change would occur but in the end I had to come off of the medication. I have experienced mild side effects from medications before such as dry mouth and drowsiness in the mornings but those kind of side effects I could manage but I could not tolerate the fatigue I was experiencing form the effexor. I recall yawning within the first 30 min of taking the first pill. It never stopped afterwards.
I think I quit the effexor late 2021 and have been medication free since then. I am still dizzy and deal with visual vertigo daily, but I don't feel any different dizzy wise medicated or not. If that is the case, then why bother taking more drugs. Right now, I am happy to be free of medications. That said, I will not rule out trying other medications in the future, as there are options I have yet to try and that could work for me. but I just want to rest for now.
This is just my experience with Effexor and it doesn't mean that Effexor will not work for you and your vertigo/dizziness. It has helped others. It was just unfortunate that I could not tolerate it.
Swimmyhead
