Posted by Aim on April 4, 2006, at 13:20:30
In reply to Re: starting effexor... keep posting.. success/dosage?, posted by renecoston on April 3, 2006, at 14:17:15
I have had much success so far. I take effexor xr for depression. I have maintained on 37.5 mg for about 1 1/2 to 2 months now and still feel really good. The only bad thing is I have noticed weight gain. My weight does fluctuate so I am uncertain if it is directly due to the effexor or my eating habits. Anyway, life is no longer gloomy for me and I have mroe energy than before. Effexor did not change my "laziness" and the fact that I enjoy plopping in front of the tv, but now if there isnt anything "good" on I look for something else to do, (unlike before).
I have never been on anything else, nor have I tried to get off the effexor yet. Reading these entries scared me at first too. I decided to take it slow and allow my body to tell me if my dose was adequate. My dr at first did not agree with the 37.5 mg and wanted to increase me to 75mg, but I held out and I am glad I did. Good luck with it all!
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