Posted by Normal Again on August 5, 2004, at 22:35:29
In reply to Panic/anxity, posted by chaoz on August 2, 2004, at 1:08:46
Effexor has done wonders for me. I've suffered with anxiety and chronic depression for about 12 years and finally found Effexor. I can honestly say it has saved my life, my love life and my relationship with my family, and it's only been about three months. I'm a new and (more importantly) normal person. I'd almost forgotten what that felt like. My only advice is to give it time to work, it takes a while before you get to the final effect, for me a little over 2 months. Also suggest to your doctor that you increase doses by 1/2 at a time. I currently take 1 1/2 doses and it works great, but it's a little out of the ordinary as that's actually a combination of the starter dose (37.5) and the regular dose (75), technically the next step after that is the double dose (150), but my doctor decided to try the first two together and it worked great. During the starter dose you will still be able to get depressed, and you might feel increased levels of apathy or "dullness" but it goes away. If you're still getting depressed on the regular dose you probably need to up it. Make sure you don't miss a day, or you'll regret it as the worst side effects happen when you stop suddenly. You should also take it just before bed because it seems to energize your body about 8-10 hours after taking it so if you take it too early in the day it will wake you up or you just won't get to sleep.
hope that helps.
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