Posted by Bill LL on March 29, 2005, at 10:11:44
In reply to Re: Effexor XL, how long is a fair trial? » Bill LL, posted by SLS on March 28, 2005, at 9:47:16
I tend to be too inpatient. But I have also read a lot of posts suggesting that patience can pay off when starting new drugs, or increasing a dose.
> > I think that 3 weeks is the minimum amount of time that you need to give it a try at the higher dose.
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> I agree with this. What do you think the maximum time period should be? I've seen quite a few people say that they didn't experience an improvement for at least 6 weeks.
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> I guess the more patient one can be with each drug, the better the chances are of finding one that works. This would be particularly relevant if one has already failed to respond to previous drug trials.
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> - Scott
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