Posted by med_empowered on August 5, 2005, at 9:04:47
In reply to Re: High dose Effexor » ed_uk, posted by KaraS on August 4, 2005, at 18:55:58
I had a friend on high-dose effexor, along with tegretol (Bipolar I, the "classic" form). Anyway...it wasn't all that great in terms of treating the depression..I mean, it was OK, but the side effects were rough and, I think, out-of-proportion to the benefits. Worse still...when she switched docs, her new doc attempted a taper (he's one of those "avoid ADs in bipolar" docs). Anyway, fast-forward a week or two...she ended up in a mental hospital after *severe* depression and *severe* withdrawal effects pushed her to the brink and she attempted suicide. Now...she's back on Effexor. At a higher dose.
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