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Posted by kattay on January 9, 2004, at 12:12:37
Here's a little background: I'm on wellbutrin and just started effexor a few days ago. I decided to try 75mg this morning since i wasn't having any side effects with the 37.5. So, anyhow, back to the background. I have been on so many different ad's. Recently i tried lexapro, prozac and strattera. prozac did nothing. as a matter of fact, non of the ssri's did much of anything. I was on lexapro, well, and strattera before trying the effexor. I'm off lex and strat now. It seemed the side affects from the strat were too much. My heart rate was too high on the strat. I went off it and it came right back down. It's been down since. Today i decide to go to 75mg of effexor and wham, heart rate up to 120. my resting pulse is 90. i'm also very depressed today. on the vurge of tears. I'll never get stimulants because of my heart rate. It also feels like the effexor is making me more depressed. it is also dehydrating me terribly. my hands and face are so dry. I just want to run away and not deal with pdoc's or therapists or anything. I just want to disapear. I'm sick of pdoc's who think they know it all when in fact they are too busy to keep up on new studies and such. I can't say anything to them cuz they get pissed at me when i actually know what i'm talking about. I feel like there is absolutely no hope in sight.
Posted by ann72 on January 9, 2004, at 12:23:35
In reply to I'm not sure if effexor is going to be for me. , posted by kattay on January 9, 2004, at 12:12:37
I know exactly how you feel. I thought I wrote that and didnt remember..ha ha. I am on effexor now and am very depressed. I take 150mg. pdoc wants to raise it. Ive tried everything (ssri's) and never get better. I feel like maybe a specialist in the answer. All the pdocs I see dont have time and just want to raise mg's. All as I can tell you is keep going. Whether we believe it or not, ppl do care about us and we have to keep trying.......good luck.
Posted by kattay on January 9, 2004, at 12:41:27
In reply to Re: I'm not sure if effexor is going to be for me. , posted by ann72 on January 9, 2004, at 12:23:35
> I know exactly how you feel. I thought I wrote that and didnt remember..ha ha. I am on effexor now and am very depressed. I take 150mg. pdoc wants to raise it. Ive tried everything (ssri's) and never get better. I feel like maybe a specialist in the answer. All the pdocs I see dont have time and just want to raise mg's. All as I can tell you is keep going. Whether we believe it or not, ppl do care about us and we have to keep trying.......good luck.
Thank you Ann. It's weird now. I just checked my bp and it went from 120 to 112bpm in an hours time. I was upset when i took it so maybe that's why it was so high. And now I don't feel like bawling. My emotions just did a major flip flop. one minute i was wanting to disapear and the next i feel much better. I'm still upset over the whole pdoc issues. It pisses me off how condecending they can be. Anyhow, it's validating to know that i'm not alone in this. You know what's worse then thinking for a second that you wrote that post? Try reading your own post and half way through you realize you wrote it. lol. I've done that. I would think wow, this person sounds just like me. Hello idiot, it is me. Gosh, that's bad. lol. Oh well, i've given up fighting the notion that i'm not ditsy along time ago. I look at it as a sense of humor. Like Kelly Rippa on Regis and Kelly. I love her.
Posted by PoohBear on January 9, 2004, at 13:00:02
In reply to Re: I'm not sure if effexor is going to be for me. , posted by kattay on January 9, 2004, at 12:41:27
Kattay:
If your PDoc is condesending, I'd recommend a new one...
It's VERY important with Effexor (and any other meds for that matter) to give them enough time to work. It may take several weeks to settle in.
I noticed an improvement with 37.5mg of effexor right away, but stayed on that for a full week before going to successively higher dosages as directed by my PDoc: 37.5 --> 75mg --> 150mg --> 225mg.
We would stay at a given dosage from 1-2 weeks before evaluating the next move. It ended up that I was overmedicated and we dropped to 75mg which has worked well for me.
Wellbutrin is more often prescribed for ADHD than depression. I use it to offset the sexual side-effects of the Effexor.
Just give the effexor time and monitor the SE's to make sure you're getting a dosage that's compatible with your system.
Take care,
TR
> > I know exactly how you feel. I thought I wrote that and didnt remember..ha ha. I am on effexor now and am very depressed. I take 150mg. pdoc wants to raise it. Ive tried everything (ssri's) and never get better. I feel like maybe a specialist in the answer. All the pdocs I see dont have time and just want to raise mg's. All as I can tell you is keep going. Whether we believe it or not, ppl do care about us and we have to keep trying.......good luck.
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> Thank you Ann. It's weird now. I just checked my bp and it went from 120 to 112bpm in an hours time. I was upset when i took it so maybe that's why it was so high. And now I don't feel like bawling. My emotions just did a major flip flop. one minute i was wanting to disapear and the next i feel much better. I'm still upset over the whole pdoc issues. It pisses me off how condecending they can be. Anyhow, it's validating to know that i'm not alone in this. You know what's worse then thinking for a second that you wrote that post? Try reading your own post and half way through you realize you wrote it. lol. I've done that. I would think wow, this person sounds just like me. Hello idiot, it is me. Gosh, that's bad. lol. Oh well, i've given up fighting the notion that i'm not ditsy along time ago. I look at it as a sense of humor. Like Kelly Rippa on Regis and Kelly. I love her.
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Posted by Kacy on January 10, 2004, at 15:08:54
In reply to I'm not sure if effexor is going to be for me. , posted by kattay on January 9, 2004, at 12:12:37
Kattay, I'm add/inattentive.
Exercise drops my blood pressure big time. My numbers are normal if I don't exercise. If I do, well…I heard these exact words twice from nurses after they looked at the results: "Are you alive?" I was in good shape both times that I took those tests.
I don't have to do dramatic amounts of exercise for my blood pressure to drop. You might want to try that. If you can do a half-hour five days a week, you may see some results that will help you.
Posted by BJlass on January 10, 2004, at 16:20:19
In reply to I'm not sure if effexor is going to be for me. , posted by kattay on January 9, 2004, at 12:12:37
ALL I CAN SAY IS: HANG IN THERE. YOU ARE DEFINITELY NOT ALONE! TWO THINGS THAT HELP: GET OUTSIDE AND TRY NOT TO BE ALONE. WHEN I'M ALONE, I FEEL VERY ISOLATED AND ANXIOUS. I RECENTLY LOST MY JOB AND IT PUT ME IN A TAILSPIN. I HAD BEEN OFF EFFEXOR WHILE WORKING (DIDN'T FEEL I NEEDED IT) BUT I STILL HAD A WEIRD FEELING IN MY FOREHEAD THAT STILL WON'T GO AWAY. I'M GETTING VERY CONCERNED I'VE ALTERED MY BRAIN WITH THESE DRUGS! I'M PRAYING FOR YA!
> Here's a little background: I'm on wellbutrin and just started effexor a few days ago. I decided to try 75mg this morning since i wasn't having any side effects with the 37.5. So, anyhow, back to the background. I have been on so many different ad's. Recently i tried lexapro, prozac and strattera. prozac did nothing. as a matter of fact, non of the ssri's did much of anything. I was on lexapro, well, and strattera before trying the effexor. I'm off lex and strat now. It seemed the side affects from the strat were too much. My heart rate was too high on the strat. I went off it and it came right back down. It's been down since. Today i decide to go to 75mg of effexor and wham, heart rate up to 120. my resting pulse is 90. i'm also very depressed today. on the vurge of tears. I'll never get stimulants because of my heart rate. It also feels like the effexor is making me more depressed. it is also dehydrating me terribly. my hands and face are so dry. I just want to run away and not deal with pdoc's or therapists or anything. I just want to disapear. I'm sick of pdoc's who think they know it all when in fact they are too busy to keep up on new studies and such. I can't say anything to them cuz they get pissed at me when i actually know what i'm talking about. I feel like there is absolutely no hope in sight.
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