Posted by wendi on August 7, 2001, at 21:22:06
In reply to Re: How do you know when your effexor dose is enough? » wendi, posted by Cam W. on August 7, 2001, at 20:09:24
>I started the 150mg. two weeks ago and I still feel tired. Does that mean I'm not adapting to it well or that it may be to much for me? I am supposed to start on 300mg tomorrow but I am affraid it will make me even more tired. Other than that I don't have any side effects from it and it did make me stop crying. I'm just not "happy". I stopped taking the 100 mg. of Trazadone at night hoping that I would not be so drowsy. It might have helped, but I'm not sure. Any advice? Will the 300 make me happier or more tired?
Wendi - It's a judgement call on the part of the doc. Those questions that she asks at each appointment helps her to determine if enough of your depressive symptoms have abated, so that you will probably remain in remission. I'd shoot for happy, if I were you.
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> I am taking 300mg of Effexor XR and my pdoc wants to lower it because I am dragging my butt around in the morning and have a kind of fuzz to my thoughts (although I can string 2 thoughts together, now).
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> I hope that this is of some help. - Cam
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