Posted by PoohBear on December 17, 2004, at 20:16:13
In reply to Effexor not going well, Advice please!, posted by TheOutsider on December 14, 2004, at 16:24:10
Outsider:
I had many of the same symptoms when starting effexor. They DO tend to moderate with time. The sleep thing though, for me, started me on a three month journey to find a med for sleep. Currently, 50-100mg of Seroquel at night works well.
Ask your doctor about it...
Tony
> High
> I'm currently talking 150mgs of Effexor XL for Social Anxiety and mild depression.
> I've been on this dosage for just over two weeks, so its early days yet.
>
> Effexor seems to be making me anxious, and I'm also not sleeping well, will this subside over time?
> Secondly Effexor doesn't seem to be helping my social anxiety at all at the moment, how long is a decent trial of Effexor for SA?
> Thirdly I've heard that Effexor can cause liver damage! This has really scared me, especialy as I sometimes combine it with Trazadone for sleep.
> Am I destroying my liver?
>
> Any advice apreciated, am feeling pretty low at the moment.
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