Posted by ST on January 24, 2002, at 3:28:07
In reply to Re: Feeling spacy/Anyone at 300 mg with Effexor?, posted by rxcuriousity on January 23, 2002, at 4:19:58
Hi -
I am on 300 mg of Wellbutrin, so perhaps I'd be even more slow and spacy if not for that! Adding it may work for you, however. I'm also on 750 mg of Depakote as well - I'm bi polar.
Yeah, I'm not looking for a "stimulant" per say, but I don't like feeling as if I'm treading water. I keep reading posts about Effexor "pooping out" as well. I'll ask my pdoc about that.Sarah
> So glad to see your post, Sarah. I've been on 225mg of Effexor XR for about 6 weeks. I started at 37.5mg and slowly titrated up over two months. I had that "UP" feeling that you described up until about a month ago. I loved that feeling, and am trying to get it back. I felt so on top of my game. I had energy, felt social, was very motivated, and was not anxious at all. Typically drugs that make me feel that "UP" make me quite anxious.
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> I haven't experienced any recurrence of symptoms [of depression or anxiety] but have been very tired and kinda unmotivated. I am working with my pdoc on finding an effective adjuvant . . . something that will bring me back to that "UP" state. I'm not necessarily looking for excessive stimulation, or appetite supression, but I would love the sociability, confidence, and motivation to return.
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> I recently added 100mg of Wellbutrin to try to get that feeling back. If the Wellbutrin trial is not successful, I will probably next try kicking the Effexor up to 300mg. Another strategy might be to add a stimulant. I have to be careful, though. I suffer from both depression and anxiety.
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> Let's continue to share our stories and hopefully return to that state that we both enjoyed so much.
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