Posted by Patricia Risi on February 17, 2006, at 23:40:33
In reply to Re: My non-success on Effexor XR, posted by bangersgirl on February 17, 2006, at 20:24:29
> definitely take your meds in the AM. That gives them a chance to work on you all day, hence the XR which is extended release, right?! I take mine in the morning but I do find that I could nap everyday around 5 to 6 hours after taking it. I have to really fight to stay busy. Seen a "mental health nurse". He suggested that I get my GP to also prescribe Wellbutrin to take in the evenings. He also suggested that I consider Prozac and talk to GP about it. Going to also request a referral to a psychiatrist.
I was taking 225mg of Effexor XR in the morning along with 200mg of Wellbutrin in the morning and 200mg of Wellbutrin in the evening (I took it in two separate doses because there is a seizure risk and I have seizures from brain surgery. Anyone else could probably take the whole dose in the morning) Along with a lot of other meds that I take (celexa, dexedrine, tegretol cr, topomax,zopiclone) I take my celexa effexor, half the wellbutrin in the morning - and when I was taking the effexor I also took that in the morning. I felt fine as long as I didnt take any of my meds right before bedtime (even the zopiclone I took an hour before bed and not after 11pm). So basically after all that what I meant to tell you is that Wellbutrin is a great med to be on...I dont notice any bad side effects....effexor...well thats another story...I took myself off of that one....did more harm than good for me. Its worth it to try everything for yourself at least once though (assuming your doctor has prescribed it for you!) You never know...one drug may be your nightmare and might end up saving the next persons life. My doctor also told me that being on Celexa before being on Effexor helps with the nausea....I had tried Effexor before and stopped it after 2 days because of the nausea...this last time (after being on Celexa for over a year) I ended up staying on Effexor for at least 5 months before the side effects are what led me to go off of it...not its ineffectiveness. So if Effexor is hard for you to start but you'd like to start it...then try Celexa beforehand for a few months...it might make it easier. Sorry...I tend to ramble on....I know I got off the topic a long ways back but I just remembered that about Effexor.
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