Posted by KaraS on January 27, 2005, at 1:35:30
In reply to Effexor - when to increase dosage?, posted by Jen2 on January 26, 2005, at 14:20:42
> Hi all,
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> I know there's a great debate about Effexor, so without getting into the pro's and con's (since I'm already on it, have had my share of bad side effects, and don't have another appt with the doc until Friday), can someone tell me how long it was before you had to bump up your dosage to feel better?
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> I've only been on for two weeks today. I started at 75mg (see my earlier post on the pharmacist's screw up) and while I had horrible side effects for the first week, I did have four good days straight until today. Today has been not very fun. I've been crying and feeling very blue - I've got anxiety/depression and am feeling a little out of control re: some school issues that are ongoing for me. I feel like, if I were "normal" I'd be able to cope with things much better than I am today. And I'm starting to get the racing heartbeat and other symptoms that I had before I started the meds. So maybe that means that the Effexor isn't doing it's job as well as it might if I were on a higher dose...?
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> I know some people stay on low doses for a long while and others need higher doses. I'd appreciate any comments anyone has to make on whether, after only two weeks, I should be upping my dosage.
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> JenJen,
It's all a gamble. If Effexor is going to help you then you'd be wise to start increasing now and not so wise if it isn't going to help you. You might not know that until at least 6 weeks has passed though. Since you're having some side effects problems, I'd probably stay at the level you're at and wait to see if there's any improvement - but then I tend to be very conservative when it comes to medication. It's much too early to judge efficacy at the two week point though.K
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