Posted by valene on March 13, 2007, at 16:00:26
In reply to Re: Effexor XR dilemma to take or not? » Phillipa, posted by Phillipa on March 13, 2007, at 14:03:05
I just found the copy of letter that Dr. Salzman, the "expert" sent to my pdoc last year. In it he s recommend that I take another SSRI (Lexapro) along with my xanax to "maximize the anti-anxiety effect and the effect on my social anxiety disorder"
"Other treatments that may be tried include adding venlafaxine or duloxetine at low doses to xanax with the goal of very slowly tapering the dose of Xanax." My pdoc's starting prescription is 75mg effexor, increasing to 150mg. after a week. Is this considered low-dose?
so I guess I have an answer of some sort. Dr. Salzman would be very difficult to reach at this point. It was a one-time consult as a favor to my pdoc, he charged me cash $300. does not take insurance.
I would still appreciate input from this forum. TIA,
Val
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