Posted by uther on November 23, 2004, at 14:14:54
In reply to Just uped Effexor to 150mg 2 x day., posted by soremama on November 22, 2004, at 14:50:23
Hmmm...I've been on 300Mg for about a year now.
At first it was like speed. I mean I was super hyper, my palms were hot, total eyes wide open insomnia. But gradually the side effects went away. And with the help of Trazodone (in my opinion THE BEST MED FOR SLEEP) I am doing fairly well on 300MG of effexor.The hyper speed type feeling went away, and i feel 'Normal'. I can be happy if I want. I can let myself get down and depressed, but its not that dark cloud that consumes you.
So if you think you should up your dose give it a try.
I never had a problem with weight gain on effexor.
Although I DID have an increased appetite. Food just seemed to taste so much better. I think because I wasn't depressed anymore. Im the depressive type that dont eat.Anyways I always tend to ramble of topic so thats enough.
Adam
> Hey all. I have been taking Effexor for at least a year now. I have felt for the past 6 mo or so that it wasn't enough at 150mg in the morning. I finally told my doc that I needed more. I had tried a different pain med, but it made me puke. I started smoking again, and my pot use has gone up due to the pain.
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> So I've been on it 2 x a day now for almost a week. I actually woke up yesterday morning in a good mood. I've noticed that I'm super hungry now, but when I do eat, it's the same amount as always. Do you think the increased night dosage makes me more hungry in the morning?
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> I'm also taking metformin for PCOS, which raises my blood sugar level. I was taking both doses in the morning (because I hate taking pills), but now that I have to do a night dose with Effexor, I switched it to 1 2xday.
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> Any thoughts?
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