Posted by David on January 29, 2000, at 20:24:07
I am 30 something and work long hours in the technology industry. I found myself always anxious about work or where my life was heading. I began seeing a Psychiatrist and he suggested I try a minimal dose of Effexor as an experiment. I am now taking 37.5 mgs a day, half the usual starting dose. For the first week, my anxiety went away. Then over the next several weeks my anxiety increased a bit, but not to the level before the Effexor. I also started taking Wellbutrin to try to counteract the libido reduction issue. After a work induced stressful weekend, I asked my doctor about increasing the Effexor dose. He told me that usually only a very small dose of Effexor is needed to reduce anxiety and that increasing the dose might cause me to be even more anxious.
I am curious if anyone else is taking Effexor for general anxiety and what doseage they find most effective.
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