Posted by fairnymph on September 3, 2002, at 14:40:55
In reply to Re: Should I stop taking Effexor?, posted by d miller on September 3, 2002, at 11:31:20
> > If you are tolerating the effexor well, I would suggest going up in dosage. Effexor did nothing for me until I reached 300 mg, and it was most effective at 400-450 mg. I personally think that the low doses of effexor that are frequently prescribed are much less effective.
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> > Also, 3 weeks isn't quite enough (especially at that dose) to really begin feeling better; you need to give it a bit more time.
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> > Good luck and I hope you feel better soon...
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> > ~fairnymph
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> Fairnymph
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> I'm gald I came across your post becasue I'm have now increased my effexor to 225mg, at 200mg I was feeling normal for most of the month. I have not felt that good since before Christmas last year. As of 4 days ago the depression and anxiety has come back and hit me like a ton a bricks. I'm so sad because I thought I was on the road to recovery. My Pdoc is a believer of going to the highest dose before giving up. I see him tommorow so I'll see what he has to say.
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> You have gone up to 400mg, are you still on effexor and did you do well on that high of a dosage?
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> dmillerDmiller --
That sounds good, I think your dr is on the right track. I had the exact same problem as you -- I went on the Effexor and was tolerating it well and it starting helping (once I got to 300 mg) but then after a few weeks at that dose, my symptoms began returning so I went up to 350 mg. A few weeks later, and the same thing happened again...until I was at the max dose, 450 mg. A few more weeks later, it pooped out. :(
I'm now taking it again, a year later, and I seem to be more sensitive to it. I'm only taking 200 mg (which helps lsightly but not enough), unfortunately I can't afford to take any more at the moment.
I have always tolerated Effexor exceedingly well, and I don't get any more side effects at higher doses than I do at lower ones. I can't orgasm, of course, and my libido is slightly reduced, and my appetite is somewhat repressed...but otherwise I have no side effects. I really like Effexor; it's a shame it stopped working for me.
~fairnymph
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