Reboxetine had a terrible effect on me. I tried it for depression, after reading good comments about it (mainly from the drug company's own research) on the web. I had high hopes, but was not only disappointed - it made me very ill! I felt exhausted, sick, and breathless. My heartrate seemed to be fast. I gave it a few days trial in case the bad effects wore off, but they didn't. I saw my GP, who checked my resting heartrate. It was 137 beats per minute. No wonder I felt dreadful! Although the GP didn't think it was the drug at fault, I stopped taking it. The effects (fast heartbeat) lasted for a fortnight and I spent a week at home too disabled to do much at all. My unwell, 70-year old mother, was able to walk faster than I could. I think people should be warned about this drug. I have been told the effects I experienced are 'rare', but they are certainly very frightening and unpleasant, and, I suspect, dangerous. I insisted my GP send off a yellow report card. I got the impression she wouldn't have bothered otherwise.
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