Posted by anneL on November 20, 2004, at 11:55:22
In reply to Re: IVE started it :-S ---- -AnneL, posted by crazychickuk on November 20, 2004, at 7:45:50
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You have two goals; one is short term, the other is long term.
Short-term: Relief from Anxiety. Talk to your doctor about getting on a regular dosing schedule of Valium or change to another longer-acting Benzo.
Long-Term: Reaching a therapeutic dosage of Effexor. I started feeling better once I was taking 75 mg. daily for two weeks. I felt better yet when I was at 111.5 mg. I felt better when I got to 150 mg. and best at 225 mg. a day. My threshold for Effexor is a maximum of 225 mg. a day. I have tried 287.5 mg. and 300 mg. and I feel like I have "medicine head" at those doses.
It took me about 2 months to get to 225 mg. a day.IMHO, without klonopin I would never have made it past the first two weeks due to the "activating" effects of Effexor.
You will do fine on Effexor once your anxiety and panic are resolved by a benzo that works for you.
Best of Luck,
AnneL
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