Posted by JB908 on March 11, 2006, at 15:42:14
In reply to Re: Effexor XR mg's bumped up. Side effects go away?!, posted by SLS on March 11, 2006, at 11:56:50
> > Hello all, I am new to the board. I have been on Effexor XR for about a year now and up until last week I was on 150 mg's. I am now on 225 mg's and experiencing alot of the side effects you all speak of.
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> Hi.
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> Welcome!
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> How quickly did you titrate the dosage from 150mg to 225mg?
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> It is difficult to predict whether or not the side effects will disappear completely, but they probably will subside. I have taken 300mg of Effexor and found that the side effects you describe did subside quite a bit after a few weeks. I hope your experience with this drug is similar. Many people don't get the full benefit from Effexor until they reach 300mg. Sometimes, people go as high as 600mg.
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> Good luck.
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> - Scott
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> i went from 150 mg's to 225 mg's just like that. There wasnt any gradual increase. I've noticed as today goes on that I dont have that High feelin as bad anymore. So i'm lookin forward to stayin on this as long as it works.
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