Posted by Iago Camboa on August 9, 2002, at 6:57:31
In reply to Effexor addiction vs. therapeutic benefit dilemma , posted by Mr.Scott on August 8, 2002, at 18:29:20
Hi Scott,
Please excuse me, my friend, but I must laugh... Let me explain it all in detail since the beginning...
I took myself 37.5mg Effexor for the first time in my life past July 17 at 4 pm and here is what I posted yesterday I felt, less than 2 hours after I took it: "a most welcome mild stimulation, a very gentle 'high', no jitters at all and no agitation/anxiety, but a very calm and 'focused' unforgettable positive effect..."
Let us see it in detail:
How could you 'respond so quickly'? Well, the same thing happened to me that memorable day AND MANY TIMES SINCE... and I can guarantee these are not 'addiction relief' for I never took it before! You have also the testimony of DINAH... It is genuine 'actual therapeutic relief' and you can't 'afford' to let this opportunity go downriver!... And with me there is and there was never (in more than 25 years now) the least trace of bipolar disorder... There are some differences between the two of us, but those differences can be easily explained and leave to me no doubts:
These differences are due to 2 facts: 1. I was NOT depressed at all, but was only trying to find alternative AD medicines that I could use in myself with efficacy... 2. I had in my system a powerful anxiolytic (Xanax 2mg/day) and that is perhaps the reason I felt no jitters, no agitation and no anxiety. I'm not pushing on you the Xanax (which I know is a very controverted medicine), but I'm sure that if you get to control the anxiety, you can up safely your dose of Effexor and reap its benefits as I did with mine (I'm now on 112.5mg/day Effexor and have now almost abandoned my former AD). Please notice I have a very quick metabolism and I felt no s.e. -- except for insomnia (every time I upped my dose of Effexor or anticipated the time of taking up the drug) -- and you may have to go a little slower... I also have been using always the IR tablets...Good luck and keep us posted!...
Iago> I have been terribly depressed now for some time (the illness began 11 years ago, but this most recent flare up has been going on for a year). Anyways I find that within hours of raising my Effexor from 37.5mg to 75mg I first feel much better, then I feel agited and anxious but still better in terms of energy. Then over the course of a few days the agitation and anxiety really become unbearable and the benefit turns out to be too good to be true. I always return to 37.5mg
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> 1) How could I respond so quickly? is that addiction relief or actual therapeutic relief? Or bipolar disorder??? What are your thoughts?
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> 2) Should I just switch to a less agitating drug like Celexa, or try to use say 50mg a day in effexor IR tablets? What do you think?
poster:Iago Camboa
thread:115725
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