Posted by CIndy W on January 18, 2000, at 9:15:59
In reply to Re: Effexor dosage, Buspar, posted by Noa on January 16, 2000, at 15:40:30
> Hi, Dee.
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> When I started effexor, I began at 37.5 for a few days just to see how I tolerated it, and increased very gradually.
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> 225 mg is not a lot. I take 375 mg, and that's along with all the other stuff I take.
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> It stinks to have to worry about cost. I guess you don't have a prescription plan with your insurance. The reason I mention this is that it is frequently the case that people do better on two or more meds in combo.
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> The negative affects that I have experienced are insomnia, fidgitiness, decreased libido, decreased sexual sensation, anorgasmia, muscle twitches, and urinary urgency. I have had intermittent memory issues, nothing major. On regular effexor, I had profuse sweating. Other people have reported drowsiness, and high blood pressure.
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> It seems to me like a lot of people on this board are on effexor xr.Dee and Noa, I take Effexor-XR 225 mg/day (and hope to increase it more). I haven't had any bad side effects (unlike the SSRI's, which made me anorgasmic). I feel energized, and don't have the urinary urgency I had with Serzone. Of all the AD's I tried, I think Serzone and Effexor-XR have been the most side-effect-free for me. Serzone helped more with social anxiety, but Effexor-XR seems to help more with decreasing obsessing and ruminating. I hope I can ask my psychdoc about combining the two, next visit.--Cindy W
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