Posted by Cin on March 9, 2001, at 9:53:56
In reply to Can the effexor rx stop working??, posted by Chastity on March 9, 2001, at 5:01:59
> I started effexor rx (75mg) 2 months ago,it was working great and all of a sudden I'm back in my "funk" again. The sleepless nights and going off the handle over nothing,not wanting to leave the house and when I do get a couple hours of sleep it's plagued with horrible nightmares. Has this happened to anyone? No one around me seems to understand what I'm going through.
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> Thanks
> Chastity*******************************************
Chastity,
When I first started taking EffexorXR I started on 75mg and it worked well for me for the first couple of weeks then I pooped out.....I made a visit with my GP and he uped my dosage to 150mg....and after some little side affects I started feeling better...Now it's been about 2 weeks on the higher dose and I feel like I need a small additional dose in the evening.....I have kinda learned to listen to my body and I think it's telling me the dose is not strong enough just yet...both times I started feeling this way after about 2 weeks that I needed a dose adjustment.
I really love what this EffexorXr and WellbutrinSR is doing for me...(except for the sexual side affects with the Effexor) I am getting better and seem to have more of a quality of life now......Before when somebody came to my house I would ignore the knock and hide.....Yesterday my brother came over and I got dressed and visited with him....Also now I go places with my Hubby....Mind you I don't go into stores yet but I think it's all about Baby Steps....To much would overwhelm me.Thanks for your post it helps me to see others are with the same questions as me.
Best of luck to ya!! and God Bless!!
Cin :o)
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