Posted by Shel on July 21, 2000, at 1:01:57
In reply to WEIRD EFFEXOR EXPERIENCE...PLEASE HELP!, posted by AmyJ on July 20, 2000, at 8:40:02
Amy-
Please call your prescribing doctor and tell him how you are feeling- it is very important!
I too had problems at first, and I at the suggestion of my doctor, decresed the dosage to half the 37.5 for the first couple of days and built up slowly. I vividly remember sitting at the dinner table as I watched my husband open the capsel and proceed to spilt the 37.5mg in half and fill an empty capsel with the other half. I had to build up slowly too- several days at each level and reached 150mg after 2 weeks.
Also- very important to take with food- never on an empty stomach- right after the meal is best for me. I now take it at night before I go to bed and have no problems/side effects what so ever.
Hope this helps!
poster:Shel
thread:41021
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