Posted by Mr.Scott on August 8, 2002, at 18:29:20
I have been terribly depressed now for some time (the illness began 11 years ago, but this most recent flare up has been going on for a year). Anyways I find that within hours of raising my Effexor from 37.5mg to 75mg I first feel much better, then I feel agited and anxious but still better in terms of energy. Then over the course of a few days the agitation and anxiety really become unbearable and the benefit turns out to be too good to be true. I always return to 37.5mg
1) How could I respond so quickly? is that addiction relief or actual therapeutic relief? Or bipolar disorder??? What are your thoughts?
2) Should I just switch to a less agitating drug like Celexa, or try to use say 50mg a day in effexor IR tablets? What do you think?
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