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Re: Effexor - when will it work??!!

Posted by Anonne on March 8, 2003, at 19:00:24

In reply to Effexor - when will it work??!! , posted by PuraVida on March 8, 2003, at 17:52:23

Pura Vida,
You wrote ...
"I could use some advice. I've been on Effexor XR for almost 3 weeks now, started at 37.5 for almost a week, now at 75. ....
I know I should call my doctor, but I have so little faith in them anymore. Has anyone gone up past 75mgs on the third week? Am I just being impatient?"

I stayed on 75 mgs. for longer than a month due to my OWN fear of the medication; it didn't seem to do much good until at least 112.50 mgs./day, better at 150 mgs, and now I'm up to 187.50 mgs. Unless there's a medical reason or you have other qualms about increasing the doseage, upping the doseage may prove beneficial.

However, I would definitely consult by phone (leave an emergency message to your dr.) about increasing it, if that's something you want to consider.

"And I am getting physical panic pangs too - my heart will skip beats, and I find myself feeling sick to my stomach from fear."

I had that too, especially in the first couple of months of Effexor XR. I had it before Effexor XR, too, actually, but I had to cold-turkey off of Nardil due to a hypertensive crisis (and cerebral hemorrhage) - so I wondered if my panic/accelerated heartbeat was made worse by the FXR or by being off the Nardil, and all the other stuff - probably a combination thereof.

The range of 'effective' EffexorXR is wide - from 75 - over 450 mgs/day. So it could be that your dose is way too low.

Good luck, write back.
A.


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