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effexor xr or zoloft

I have taken effexor xr for 4 years orignally prescribed to me to wean me off ativan.
I have taken it 4 years on and off it work great the first couple of months for my panic issues .
Than I ended up with high cholesterol and weight gain .After a year or so it stoped working and I also began to lose my memory.So I STOPED cold turkey .I am on Xanax wich i dont want to be on I would like to try Zoloft but not sure how I will react to it .If any one has any experiance on Zoloft please share would be very helpfull.oh fyi after stopping effexor xr i lost 40 pounds and my cholesterol improved tremendously .
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I've tried efexor too and had many problems with it. I suggest a trial of the drug to see the effects but everyone reacts differently and unfortunately it's just trial and error...
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