Posted by zinya on August 9, 2003, at 20:32:07
In reply to Re: Effexor.... » zinya, posted by jrbecker on August 6, 2003, at 13:38:11
JRB
thanks again... And you're quite sensitive to realize the value of modifying even "upswing" :)) .. yes, I guess that sounds like it's cuz i gather here that you're a "user" as well as researcher... and had your own experience on Effexor. indeed, i've had a couple of floundering days since last writing, seemingly again triggered mostly by the back pains...
which sounds like that's relevant to your mention of "duloxetine" - Should i know what that is? have you mentioned it previously already? if so, forgive me... You can redirect me if you have. If not, i take it this is some new kind of pain med? is it also combined with something else (as Effexor combines two functions?)
I don't recall without looking back exactly what i said but clearly there was a miscommunication about my dosages on Effexor. To the contrary, i was sooo cautious about side effects given previous drugs, what i tried or thought i'd indicated was that i started even lower than the lowest dose. I split 37.5's in half and went twice as long as lesser doses at each stage, from 18.75 to 37.5 to 56 to 75 to 100 ... over a two-month period before i ever got to 150 which will be 3 wks ago this tuesday...
I'm thinking of staying at 150 for another month though to see if that slight 'uptick' i reported last time might return and sustain at 150 level. I don't want to take a higher "therapeutic" level than necessary - always cautious too about how much prescription drug my liver is having to process ...
Plus i got a rash on back and then chest this week and it was a few days before i began to realize that maybe it's from the Effexor so i want to see if that passes... The sweating is still a hassle, but even falling asleep prematurely one night and only waking 7 hrs late for taking my dose didn't screw me up TOO badly, although the worst was the 2nd day after i'd tried to get somewhat back to schedule but that meant having an overlap of 5 hrs with two 150's in my system at once and i guess that caused the nausea and sleep problems, but that was 2 days ago and it feels sort of back to normal now...
I take it you no longer take Effexor?? Is there a reason you quit you might share?
thanks again (also for clarifying that the 150 isn't a magic norep. point ... I guess then it's just a matter of reaching more of a critical mass of dosage that begins to provide a norep. component adequate to a given body's adrenal threshold to start making a difference? and so it would then vary by indiv when it would start being noticeable?)
again, thanks,
zinya
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