Posted by Boots on November 10, 2000, at 19:02:33
In reply to Re: Effexor and Panic Disorder, posted by Joelle on November 10, 2000, at 12:22:42
EffexorXR has helped my panic attacks and anxiety. I have been on
it since July 99 and I can't recall how long it took to work, but it wasn't
very long. I was reading yesterday that it is faster acting than other SSRI drugs.
I hadn't had a panic attack for a long time and I was going to cut down on the EffexorXR
but I could feel the panic starting. My heart pounding faster, fear feelings. This scared me
and I went back up to the 225mg I have been taking so long. My doctor prescribed
a sm amt of Vistaril and Elavil at nite so I could sleep better. I had been on larger
doses of them before Effexor, so just went down. I seem to sleep better on the EffexorXR
if I take it all in the morning.I don't think it would take longer than a couple of weeks to help but that depends on how fast you
move up to higher doses if you need them.
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