Effexor @ 225 mgs = Great! @300 mgs = Awful. Why?

Posted by hempem on September 29, 2010, at 22:49:22

I have been taking 225 mgs of Effexor XR. (along with 50 mgs of Seroquel, 300 mgs of Lithium, and 200 mgs of Lamitcal). I was feeling better - great, in fact.
My doctor and I decided to increase my Effexor dosage to 300 mgs. Now it might be my imagination, or my hormones, or just moodiness, but I have felt awful since going up on the dosage.
I've heard that at 300 mgs, Effexor begins to work on Dopamine. What does this mean, and could it be why I feel so bad on the increased dose? What does that say about me? That too much Dopamine is something I need to avoid or that I possibly have too little?
Thanks so much for any thoughts on this.

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Effexor @ 225 mgs = Great! @300 mgs = Awful. Why? hempem 9/29/10
Re: Effexor @ 225 mgs = Great! @300 mgs = Awful. Why? » hempem Conundrum 9/30/10
Re: Effexor @ 225 mgs = Great! @300 mgs = Awful. Why? Phillipa 9/30/10
Re: Effexor @ 225 mgs = Great! @300 mgs = Awful. Why? europerep 9/30/10
Re: Effexor @ 225 mgs = Great! @300 mgs = Awful. Why? hempem 9/30/10

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