Posted by lacey2001 on November 22, 2003, at 12:47:17
In reply to Anyone had success on Effexor XR? , posted by jp on October 24, 1999, at 14:59:14
I noticed that books posted that they experienced sleepiness and dizziness in an earlier post. I am having that all the time too but the only difference is I haven't suffered from my migraines. I started Effexor at 37.5 mg two weeks ago. First few days I was feeling "drunk" with my sleepiness then it was tolerable. I moved to 75 mg after the first week and now the feeling just doesn't go away ever since I started at that dose.
I have talked about not being able to sleep well so I took 1/4 of Gravol to help with this until I see a doctor. I often wonder if it is because of that. I think it is the Effexor because it has been going on even before I took a Gravol to help me sleep. How long has this feeling lasted for you? I refuse to drive like this because I am not fully alert. The feeling is making the days hard to get through. I seem to be able to sleep for naps during the day easily but since I always have troubles at night, I force myself to stay awake.
I think it will help to know that I am not alone with feeling like this. I wonder if 75 mg is too much for me. I am a tiny person so prescriptions don't always do well for me. I will give it a few weeks because I have heard it could take up to 8 weeks until you really notice an improvement. I hope it isn't that long mind you.Tanya
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