Posted by NikkiT2 on February 5, 2001, at 14:25:41
In reply to Re: February is Effexor month at PBabble, posted by Erika on February 4, 2001, at 20:43:08
When I forst tried it, I was on 225mg a day of the standard version.. well, I went mad on it... terrible terrible insomnia, and severely manic, shakes etc.
A couple of months later I tried the XL version, and it was wondwerful!!! I got very few start up side affects, and it started helping hugely within a week. This was on 300mg... I found it worked best with 150mg am, and 150mg pm. I didn't get any insomnia.. just slight consipation at first.. Oh, and the mad mad sweating. I sweat heavily anyway, but the effexor made it heavier.
When it was reduced to 225mg I definately started going down hill... very very sleepy all the time (I could have easily slet 18 hours a day - if I wasn't at work I was asleep!). Then 3 weeks ago I saws the pdoc and he too m eoff it cold turkey.. I had a VERY hard time... very bad dizziness, strange vision (almost like I was hallucinating) and Iw as sick sick sick!!! Everytime I ate, I was sick!!
Anyway, my pdoc (in his wisdom) has now put me back oon 300 mg... 5 days in, no side affects, and feel alot better already. I've had a terrible 3 weeks, but feeling like I'm starting to come out of it.
So thats my experience!!
Nikki
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