Posted by Alesa on August 5, 2004, at 15:22:28
In reply to very low dose effexor, posted by pablo1 on August 4, 2004, at 9:12:54
Pablol,
It's only been one week. My doctor will monitor me for one month, and change to a higher dose if it doesn't work. If I feel better, she said I can stay at this level, and go off of it after a few months, if I want to. I'm not sure if I feel better already because the weather has suddenely changed and my boyfriend just came back home from 3 weeks in Europe, or if it's the medication. Like I said, I feel a few physical side effects for sure, like dry mouth and a trembly jaw, and a little dizziness. I keep waking up too, twice a night, and it's hard to fall back to sleep. I do get a decent night's sleep, but I feel tired all day.
Alesa,
> How long has it been? I agree a larger dose may not be necessary. That's powerful stuff. I didn't want to go above 37.5 but the doc talked me into it.
>
> > I found a new doctor, who convinced me that
> > Effexor may work for me if I started on an
> > extremely low dose. So now I take half of the 37.5
> > mg a day, by breaking the pill into quarters for
> > each dose. It's fine-I feel a little better
> > already.
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