Posted by Sad Panda on March 20, 2004, at 17:58:29
In reply to Re: Any positive's for effexor? » Sad Panda, posted by thinkfast on March 20, 2004, at 11:05:07
> Hey panda, I also take Remeron (60mg) How does the Effexor augment the Rem? Does it help with the 'hangover' at all? I guess I'm looking for the specifics.....
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>I think Remeron is an average AD at best, it gives good sleep & is anxiolytic, about as good as a weak Benzo, but non-addicitive. For me 15mg gives 8 hours sleep, 30mg gives me 9 hours sleep, I guess 60mg would keep me dopey all day. It's supposed to be stimulating at higher doses (30+) but I don't like it's stimulation as it feels like mostly irritation.
Effexor is a strong AD, but it has more side effects & a terrible withdrawl syndrome as it's cost. I wouldn't recommend it unless you have failed with atleast trying two SSRI's first, say Zoloft & Lexapro. Effexor worked instantly for me, but the nausea was horrible & it produced aorgasmia & worse sleep for me, this is where Remeron solved the problems. I think of Effexor + Remeron as Effexor being the AD & Remeron being the antidote to side effects. I'd say Remeron would be good to add to all the regular SSRI's too.
Does it help with the 'hangover' at all? I guess it would, but with 60mg of Remeron I reckon you would need 600mg of Effexor, a huge dose. :)
Cheers,
Panda.
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