Posted by KrissyP on March 8, 2003, at 21:23:41
In reply to Re: Effexor - when will it work??!! , posted by Anonne on March 8, 2003, at 19:00:24
The highest I have gone on Effexor is 75 mg-seems to help ME. I did experience nausea the first few days, but because I had been on it before (I just started it again) I guess my body was used to it, but I still got that feeling you speak of "getting physical panic pangs, heart will skip beats, and I find myself feeling sick to my stomach from fear". Effexor tends to make one "hyper, nauseas, and feel different" as it starts to circulate through your bloodstream. This may be the reason you are experiencing what you talk about. Hang in there! And of course, if it worsens talk to yur doc ASAP.
Keep us posted:-)
Kristen-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I stayed on 75 mgs. for longer than a month due to my OWN fear of the medication; it didn't seem to do much good until at least 112.50 mgs./day, better at 150 mgs, and now I'm up to 187.50 mgs. Unless there's a medical reason or you have other qualms about increasing the doseage, upping the doseage may prove beneficial.
"And I am getting physical panic pangs too - my heart will skip beats, and I find myself feeling sick to my stomach from fear."
I had that too, especially in the first couple of months of Effexor XR. I had it before Effexor XR, too, actually, but I had to cold-turkey off of Nardil due to a hypertensive crisis (and cerebral hemorrhage) - so I wondered if my panic/accelerated heartbeat was made worse by the FXR or by being off the Nardil, and all the other stuff - probably a combination thereof.
The range of 'effective' EffexorXR is wide - from 75 - over 450 mgs/day. So it could be that your dose is way too low.
Good luck, write back.
A.
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