Posted by wendi on July 30, 2001, at 8:17:04
In reply to Re: Another satisfied customer!, posted by somebetter on July 30, 2001, at 0:41:15
>I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you feel like a chicken. I'm just lost when it comes to this med. I felt fine on 75mg of effexor but when I went to 75mg of effexor XR I felt awful! My doctor put me back on 150mg of effexor. I can't feel any difference between the effexor 75mg and the 150mg dose but I feel a world of difference from taking the XR. I had very few side effects from the effexor but had all of the side effects I've been reading about on the XR. I am concerned though about taking a higher dose and her wanting me to switch to another antideppresent. Did you take other meds with the effexor? or tried them separately? I would really like some advice from anyone on whether I should try a different type or just stay away from the XR. Thanks
I've tried to stay out of this one, too, but Wendi makes me feel like a chicken so I'm just going to stick my toe in the water and run like heck. It has taken me a long time to get to the semi-stable state I am in now. I am happy with my low dose of effexor xr (75mg) - not ecstatic, but happy. I was taking a much higher dose but felt 'wrong' in every sense. My doc agreed to let me cut it back to where I had felt the most comfortable. I continued taking my other meds - neurontin, topomax - and had no difficulty cutting back. I credit the other meds' help and luck. It was pretty much the same as when I quit taking Paxil after an extended period of time. Just another individual's experience.
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