Posted by sl on May 17, 2001, at 15:18:38
In reply to PS--Sometimes more ...isn't » sl, posted by medlib on May 17, 2001, at 13:36:42
> >If 150mg is making me like this, 300mg...well, I might never know what effect it has on me, I might never wake up long enuf to find out!
> - Some people feel sedated on *all* meds which primarily affect serotonin (some, only initially; others, indefinitely).That might just be me. I don't remember Prozac having that effect, but i tried it in like 1994 and I might just be forgetting.
> - A few psychoactive meds have quite different effects at higher doses than they do at lower ones; for these drugs, "more" is *not* "more of the same." Remeron is one example: at low doses, it is sedating and appetite-stimulating; at higher levels, it is much *less* appetite-stimulating and somewhat less sedating. Effexor is another; at higher doses most people find it is stimulating, not sedating, and it frequently causes insomnia.The other things about Effexor, tho....my fear of not having money and having severe withdrawal symptoms, that thing with the "tardive diskinesia" as a long-term effect...those are big deterrents to trying it for longer anyway. If I'd known about those I would have resisted ever trying it. I need something I could comfortably stay on forever. :/
> - Effexor is frequently a b-tch to discontinue. My (obviously, poorly made) point was that, if you are still on Effexor, and if it is at all mood-elevating for you, it might be worth going up before you go off. Nearly all meds have side effects, but those of high-dose Effexor are different and may be more tolerable to you.
I'm tapering off fairly quick. It really wasn't actually helping my depression much at all, and I was having almost MORE problems cuz of being frustrated at all the stuff I couldn't get done cuz of the Effexor-induced exhaustion.
Anyway, I was only on it for about 5 weeks. So I'm tapering off fairly quick, and testing out Sam-E meanwhile. :)
> Re: no printer. Are you aware of your other options?Yup. I'm going to have to start doing all that stuff, I'm learning so MUCH stuff on here I'll start getting it confused. I've got several options already for if this new stuff fails, I'll add "high-dose Effexor" to the list. ;)
> Good luck on your research and med trials
Thanks a lot! :)
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