Posted by Cindy W on February 1, 2000, at 21:49:10
In reply to Re: The effexor -How high can you go!, posted by Sassy on February 1, 2000, at 19:18:13
> Julie and Cindy,
>
> Just reading replies. The question is how high
> can I go? I'm already on 450 mg a day.
>
> I stopped the wellbrutin on my own because the bloating was way out of control and wanted to see if it made a difference and it had not. I'm sure it is the effexor. It works so good on depression, I've got to find a solution.
>
> I'm wondering if there is a certain level on toxins trapped in the body causing this reaction.
>
> Trying every route I can think of sweating, steam,
> whirlpool.
>
> I went to the weight doctor to get diet pills and water pills. I heardly released any water!
>
> I'm going to request an increase based on your
> lengthy years of experience. Thank you.
>
> Sassy
>
> > >Sassy
> > > I noticed a big appetite on Effexor too, when my dosage was 150. I'd gained a lot of weight on Zoloft, and most had stayed on despite my steady exercising and trying to eat sensibly. I think both Zoloft and Effexor at 150 did increase my appetite (and do something funky to my metabolism? there are often threads on SSRI weight gain on this board). One of the reasons my pdoc increased my Effexor dosage to 225 was to see if it would decrease my appetite. And so far, it has. For the first time since I began Zoloft 7 years ago, I'm not constantly ravenous, and when I eat I get full more easily. Yahoo!
> >
> > Julie, the Effexor-XR decreased my appetite too (I'm starting to lose the weight I gained on Zoloft).--Cindy WSassy, I've read that the max. dose for Effexor is 375 mg/day and for Effexor-XR 225 mg/day; however, I know that I've also read that these are the FDA doses, and that psychiatrists prescribe the medication dosage depending on what is appropriate for each person. I've read that some people may be on as high as 500-600 mg/day of Effexor, and 375 mg/day of Effexor-XR. Ask your doctor! Right now, I'm taking 300 mg/day of Effexor-XR for OCD and depression. The bloating you describe is interesting. I'm not aware of that being from Effexor-XR, for me....but my stomach has always been prominent (which makes me very afraid all the time of ovarian cancer, and makes it hard to get pants that fit!) 8) -- Cindy W
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