OT - Effexor - NOT XR

poet_kelly
on 7/24/11 11:56 am - OH
I just gotta complain.

This Effexor tastes TERRIBLE.  No, I don't chew it, I swallow it.  I swallow it as fast as I can because every second it touches my tongue, I taste it and it's HORRIBLE.  Drinking water or iced tea with it does not get the taste out of my mouth at all.  I've been taking it with food most of the time, and it has to be a food that has a strong taste.  Like a chocolate protein bar or a caramel latte protein shake or half a cheese sandwich with spicy mustard, etc.  Not something bland like yogurt.  That won't get rid of the taste.

Couldn't they at least put some sort of flavoring in the tablet to cover up the taste?  Seriously.  It's horrible.

OK, I'm done complaining now.

View more of my photos at ObesityHelp.com          Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR.  If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor.  Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me.  If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her.    Check out my blog.

 

mdolan20
on 7/24/11 12:00 pm - Brick, NJ
lol I hear you! You remember I posted about this the other day and now have been on it for about 3 days. I try to not let it touch my tongue!
Melissa HW:350 SW:333 CW:234 GW:128
    
shellbell75
on 7/24/11 12:33 pm
OMGosh Kelly, I HATE it so much. I don't think I have ever tasted anything so foul. Every time I have to take it (4x's a day) I want to cry. UGH! I feel your pain.
**SHELLY**   HW: 316   SW: 256   GW: 125  CW: 118       
 

 
poet_kelly
on 7/24/11 1:00 pm - OH
At least I only take mine three times a day.

I take several other meds, too, and none of them taste so bad.

Seriously, if you take it with a chocolate protein shake or take a bite of something with a lot of flavor right after you swallow it, it gets the taste out of your mouth.  But even tasting it for two seconds is too much for me.

View more of my photos at ObesityHelp.com          Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR.  If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor.  Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me.  If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her.    Check out my blog.

 

mrs.berry
on 7/24/11 9:56 pm
omg blech i know! it's awful! i have my water on hand to immediately drink and swallow the pill down but even that split second on my tongue gives me the horrible horrible taste! blech!!! for those of you that take it 3-4 x a day...why do you take it 3-4x a day? what dosage are you on? i take mine 2x a day and i go back to the dr today so i need to know if i should ask her to spread it out more evently throughout the day. thanks!
RNY Gastric Bypass 1/14/11
SW 276.5
GW 150 - met 12/11!!! 
Pregnant w/ #1 due 4/9/13
poet_kelly
on 7/25/11 12:11 am - OH
I take 75 mg tablets.  I take two at breakfast, one in the afternoon and one at bedtime.  So a total of 300 mg a day.

View more of my photos at ObesityHelp.com          Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR.  If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor.  Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me.  If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her.    Check out my blog.

 

MommyosaRose
on 7/25/11 12:57 am
This is by far one of the nastiest pills I have ever taken! The taste is unberable! Thank goodness I take 150mg once a day!  

~Starting Weight: 261 lbs~~Pre-Op Weight: 241 lbs~
~Current Weight: 155 lbs~

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wendybear1
on 7/25/11 1:00 am - Brooklyn, NY
I'm with you on that one. Ugh. I take it twice a day, and it's horrid.

      

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