Posted by Rockson on July 27, 2004, at 11:59:17
In reply to Anyone had success on Effexor XR? , posted by jp on October 24, 1999, at 14:59:14
I wanted to thank all the posters for generously sharing their individual journeys - your words and stories have helped me more than I can say. If I may, I'd like to pose a question/situation to anyone that has any suggestion... My sister recommended Effexor XR to me - it has done miracles for her, although she received it originally for hot flashes. She is on a 75 mg dose. I had been going through a really difficult time and my drinking was slowly overtaking my life. My father is alcoholic and my mother used to say that he would have been an excellent candidate for medication. At any rate, I started Effexor XR six weeks ago but have still been drinking (4-5 drinks) nightly. I recently added another 37.5 XR (total 112 MG) to my regimen, and am feeling quite a bit happier. Has anybody had/heard about this type of situation? I'm wondering whether it makes sense to increase my dosage until the "drive to drink" diminishes. My drinking has diminished somewhat, but I'm concerned that higher dosages may create more problems than it solves. Thanks for your time, everyone. You guys/gals rock!!
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