Posted by kmm on January 10, 2006, at 15:17:06
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR?, posted by 3djp on January 9, 2006, at 10:56:39
It took quite awhile for me to feel better on Effexor (about 4 - 6 weeks) and a dose of 150 mgs. I went all the way up to 225 but actually felt worse (exhausted during the day, zombie like, couldn't sleep at night and had no sex drive). I have been on 150 mgs of Effexor XR combined with 150 mgs of Wellbutrin XL for about 5 months and feel the best I have felt in years. The Effexor helps with my anxiety and the Wellbutrin for depression. I still have occasional tremoring in my leg or arm. The doctor told me that all of the medications will have some side effect(s) that you don't like, so you have to choose what you can deal with. Good Luck and hang in there. It took me 7 months to get the "correct" dose and combination of medication. However, even in the interim I felt markedly better.
> I have been on this medication for a week now. I am still having problems sleeping through the night. When I start to fall a sleep I've been having muscle spasm in my arm or my leg just enough to jerk my leg at times. I don't feel them when I am sleep. Has anyone encounter this type of SE. Tomrrow I begin my 75mg dosage.
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