Posted by linkadge on December 12, 2002, at 17:55:59
In reply to Re: Psychosislinkadge, posted by daizy on December 12, 2002, at 12:42:02
What dosage of Effexor are you on ?
I had some very strange problems on
Effexor that I never had on SSRI'sPsychosis is supposidly percipitated
by Dopimanergic drugs. Effexor slightly
raises dopamine, which is no good
If you have a bent toward psychotic
type anxiety. Some of the side effects
I had on Effexor that I don't have
on Celexa are.- Feeling strange, slightly detached
from reality.- Feeling like I had to do something
like I couldn't stop and rest.- Slight paranoia, and sometimes a
psychotic effect like when people
were clapping I thought they were
laughing at me.Mind you, I was severly depressed at
the time, and I was only on it a few
weeks. You may want to try lowering
the effexor dose, and see what it does
to your paranoia type symptoms. If
it seems to help you may want to try
another AD. If not, you may gain relief
by adding a antispychotic. Many people
don't have fully fleged psychoic symptoms
but are always living on the verge
of it.With your syptoms I would definately seek
some sort of relief.Let me know If you have any other questions.
Linkadge
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