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effexor, social anxiety more. im new!

Posted by ms.kate on September 4, 2000, at 0:56:29

i was put on effexor about 6 weeks ago, for general depression and social anxiety. i had mentioned paxil because my sister had had tremendous success, but my doc opted for the effexor because she felt my depression was severe and i needed a fast acting prescription. im moving up to 225mg, and so far its been slow going. though i have noticed some improvement of my mood and a lot of my anxiety has lessened, however i see little change in my attitude towards any type of social activity. the sheer thought of it still makes me shudder, and with a new fulltime job approaching i am starting to really worry. what i wanted to ask you all (as you seem like a very openminded and helpful bunch) is what you know about effexor for the treatment of social anxiety disorders. i dont know if im too quick to judge, but ive noticed such minute changes (if any). after only days on paxil my sister could feel a significant change when in social situations, and im starting to wonder if maybe i need to switch. any thoguhts?

also... for the past week or so my sleep has been so very odd. i take .5mg of risperdal, with which i am able to fall asleep rather easily. at around 5am i wake from a very intense and complicated dream, cold and pouring with sweat. i fall back asleep, but this happens maybe 3 to 5 times in a row, each time a different (but just as odd) dream. for me this is very strange... this may have nothing to do wth my prescriptions, but i thought id see if anyone has had a similar experience.

thanks so much


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