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My pain mgt. doctor told me that Effexor has pain relieving qualities. As I cannot take narcotics, am on Neurontin, am allergic to Lyrica and have failed nearly all other pain drugs, I am going to try Effexor tomorrow. I was stunned to learn this. Has anyone had any success with this drug for pain? My doctor who prescribed it said it would take a couple of days to work. Tramadol started to cause 4 migraines per week so I had to limit it to one day per week. Bummer! I do use Morphine Sulphate and Belladona rectal suppositories and they are very helpful, FYI.

Effexor has helped me quite a bit with very few side effects.

It helps with pain, sleep and calms the nervous system.

It can be constipating, especially at first. Drink lots of water and take something like Metamucil.

Good luck,

Jackie OUCH

FYI, Effexor is an SNRI, the same class of drugs as Cymbalta and Savella.

Dave

According to my pain dr. cymbalta is more effective to relieve pain and has less side effects than effexor.

Rick