Posted by Lorelai on August 19, 2002, at 9:00:34
In reply to Effexor xr questions, posted by nmk on August 16, 2002, at 18:13:03
> I am on my fifth day of the effexor starter kit and since I have started, I have been experiencing severe anxiety. My doc is weaning me off zoloft from 100 mg to 75mg (didn't do anything for mt postpartum depression/anxiety) and will wean each week by going down 25 mg. I am assuming the anxiety is due to the decrease in zoloft but thought that starting the effexor would take care of it. I don't want to throw in the towel this early with the effexor but am wondering when I may begin to feel some relief from the anxiety and depression. Any insight would be appreciated.
**Just wanted to reply to this as I was prescribed Effexor for depression last year (I'm bipolar). The effect I got was so scary that I immediately stopped taking it (which you're not supposed to do--it's supposed to be a gradual thing). My experience with Effexor xr was severe gaps in memory. So severe I would forget directions to places I'd driven to regularly. Nothing like realizing you're hopelessly lost while enroute to the grocery store 3 blocks from home. *sigh* I do hope your experience is much better. Best of luck!
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