Posted by Cindy W on October 20, 2000, at 22:16:16
In reply to Re: effexor and sleep disturbance - dosage timing? » tenuous, posted by Cam W. on October 20, 2000, at 19:20:00
> Tenuous - Unfortunately, because of the short half-life of Effexor XR, you need to take it twice a day. Taking it once a day may put you at risk of serotonin withdrawl syndrome.
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> Unfortunately sleep disturbance is fairly common with SSRIs, but many times it will fade after long term use of Effexor. The trazodone is a relatively safe sleeping med.
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> Hope this helps - CamCam, thank you for the above post about Seroquel! Will pass your comments on to my pdoc when I see him Monday after work. Also, your response to tremulous puzzled me...I've been taking Effexor-XR once a day for over a year, and it doesn't seem to "wear off" or anything, for me. I used to take the doses a couple of hours apart, then decided it wasn't worth trying to keep track of them (I work at a prison, and don't even take a purse inside!). The short half-life is one of the things I like about it (interferes much less with sexual functioning). So what happens, if you take it for OCD and depression, and it wears off during the day every day? Am reading Dr. Stahl's psychopharm book and find it very interesting (although a little above my head, still). Thank for your input, Cam! I really appreciate your taking the time to respond thoughtfully to questions.--Cindy W
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