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Re: New to Effexor

Posted by Molly on January 26, 2001, at 13:54:20

In reply to Re: New to Effexor, posted by Alli on January 26, 2001, at 13:46:47

> Molly ~ How are you doing? How did your doctor's appointment go? Are you sticking with the Effexor? Alli.

Hi! I ended up going to my internist rather than continuing with my ob/gyn. I have been on 75 mg/day and she explained to me that Effexor is a dual mechanism drug and that you only get the effect of one mechanism if you are only taking 75 mg - in order to really get the full benefit of both mechanisms, you have to take 150 mg/day. I have been feeling much better this last week (my sixth week) and so I decided to follow her advice and step up to 150mg/day. I start tomorrow. She said that for anxiety, she recommends being on the drug for 3 to 6 months - just until the cycle is broken. I'm doing ok for now - no panic attacks in over a week. We'll see. Thanks for asking. How are you doing?
Molly


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