Posted by psychosage on May 9, 2004, at 4:07:26
In reply to Re: Effexor XR 37.5mg Naps -Trileptal help too, posted by beatrix34 on May 8, 2004, at 21:28:41
> I heard that the therapeutic dose was 75mg...my dr prescribed me a max of 75mg and I definitely can feel the effects. I actually had side effects on the 37.5mg and even experienced a lessening of anxiety for the first week at that dose...it took me longer to move up to 75mgt and at the end of my 37.5mg week and a half, I was back to my mood swings. I am hoping that I do not experience this again at 75mg. I have not been on it for very long but do not want to increase beyond 75mg due to the side effects...too scary.
>> I did sleep too at first but my motivation came back and I am currently job searching and running 3-4 times per week. I think it's different for everyone...the only thing that doesn't seem to be going away is my lack of sexual interest...that could prove to be a problem in the long run considering I'm a newly wed...eek.
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> Bea
This reminded me of your post:http://nytimes.com/2004/05/04/health/psychology/04PSYC.html
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Has the Romance Gone? Was It the Drug?
By ANAHAD O'CONNORPublished: May 4, 2004
For most people taking antidepressants, the risk of a diminished sex drive may seem like a worthwhile sacrifice for the benefits from the drugs.
Up to 70 percent of patients on antidepressants report sexual side effects, yet the number of Americans who take the drugs has ballooned since Prozac was introduced in the late 1980's. Last year, studies show, doctors in the United States wrote 213 million prescriptions for antidepressants.
But what if the sexual side effects of the drugs, often considered little more than a nuisance, had more serious consequences, impairing not only sexual desire in some people, but also the ability to experience romance? The question, which experts are beginning to ask, was at the center of a talk this weekend at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in New York.
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