Posted by Cindy W on February 22, 2000, at 21:56:53
In reply to Re: Can't make up mind about meds, posted by kelly on February 22, 2000, at 18:49:19
> > Hi. I suffer from anxiety/panic disorder and have at various times suffered from depression. Right now I am at a point where I simply want to get on with things. I am having difficulty staying with one med however, and its getting to the point where its driving me and my psychiatrist crazy. I obesess about it almost all day. I take Effexor XR 150mg and my target dose is 225mg. I was on 40mg of Paxil, and I went on and off of that over a period of 3 years. I have tried many different drugs, but have never given any one of them a serious try except for Paxil, which gave me relief for a long time. I wanted to try Effexor because I thought it might be more effective with my general anxiety. Now I am worrying that I may have made the wrong decision. I have read so many things about it and I'm not sure whats true and whats not. I have heard that it has a horrible withdrawl, which I'm not concerned with now, but might be later on down the road. I also get this wierd, dreamy feeling sometimes, like things
> > are surreal. This isn't all the time though. Sometimes I also feel flat, like a robot/zombie. Are these feelings normal? Are they the drug, or is it just my imagination/placebo effect? I keep thinking I should go back to Paxil, but then I think that things might get better if I just stick with it. I haven't been able to stay at a consistent dose for more than a week, as it takes time to increase it. I have a large supply of Paxil so I could always go back to it. But I have been off/on it so many times and it would be without my pdoc's consent. Is there anyone out there who has had a similiar experience or experience long term with efferxor? I would appreciate any feedback whatsoever. Thanks.
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> jared,I was on Efferxor 100mg.& doxpin 75mg. and it seem to work,but made my bp go down low so i had to go off of it,to bad it was working good for me. I was on it for 5mos. & I didn't have any problems going off of it.
Jared, I've only been on Effexor for a couple of months (am taking 300 mg/day) and found that I really don't feel any weird side effects except for occasional dizziness which passes very quickly. Hope you find something that works. How long have you taken the Effexor? My understanding is that it may take 8-l2 weeks or even 3 months for maximum effect.--Cindy W
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