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Re: Trying a med change + QUESTION 4 U!

Posted by Janelle on March 20, 2002, at 23:55:16

In reply to Trying a med change, posted by Kelty on March 20, 2002, at 22:00:27

Hi Kelty,

Well, I'm glad to hear that your GP was willing to experiment with a med change while you are waiting to get into a new pdoc (too bad the old one retired).

What a coincidence that you will be starting a low dose of EffexorXR because that is the AD which I've now been on for a year. Bearing in mind that each person is different, I'll share a bit of my experience with you, but again, this is just me - you may (and probably will!) react differently to EffexorXR!

I've had my ups and downs (literally) with this med. When I first started it, I could not tolerate more than 75mg/day - I found anything more than that too activating, I felt jittery and over caffeinated. Back then, my pdoc also had me start Lamictal, a mood stablizer, because I'm mild BiPolarII. When I got to a therapeutic dose of the Lamictal I was doing so well that she and I decided I could go off the EffexorXR, in the hope that the Lamictal would carry me. WRONG. A few weeks after I'd weaned off the EffexorXR, I crashed. Now that I'm back on it, I'm at 150mg/day, which for some reason I can now tolerate.

The EffexorXR DEFINITELY helps me with the depression and I hope it will do the same for you.

Please keep in touch and let us know how you do with the med change. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!
-Janelle


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