Posted by PaulB on July 26, 2001, at 15:46:16
In reply to Should I Give Up On Effexor, posted by DN on July 26, 2001, at 12:48:34
> I've been on effexor for at least 6 or 7 weeks. 4 or so of those weeks at 225mgs. I have seen little or no improvement. Is it time for me to throw in the towel. My underlying condition is GAD,OCD,Panic.
With your particular symptoms I would think Effexor was a fine drug choice.
Because you have already come a long way with the Effexor and are now at a relatively high dose of the drug it would be a shame to discontinue it if it was to begin to start working and I stress begin,as if you are going to see a response you should do very soon. If you feel you can you could suggest a little longer trial(1-2weeks) during which time the dose can be increased further. During this time I would ask myself (and my pdoc) why the Effexor wasnt doing it for me so that I could suggest another option that may work.
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