Posted by absolute on December 10, 2004, at 0:30:58
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR?, posted by ask on December 9, 2004, at 23:40:36
I've been on Effexor for almost a year- When things are bad it's hard to keep a good attitude but the Effexor seems to level things out a little. Increasing/decreasing the dosage is tricky. I've had problems in the past where I've felt fine again so I stopped taking it, then relapsed. This med is weird because with any change in dosage, you feel "surges" or tingling feet right away, but your mood stabling out might take a few weeks to a month. I would give it time if I were you and your general attitude might get better without your realizing it.
If you decide to stop taking Effexor, taper off. 150 to 75 to 37.5mg.... Withdrawl is no fun!!
> I'm not sure if the Effexor is helping my depression. My level of depression seems to be more affected by my general attitude based on what's going on in my life than on the medication. Has anyone felt this too? If so, what did you do to fix the problem? Up the med? Taper it down and start a new med?
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> Many thanks.
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