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Posted by Timbuk2 on May 27, 2003, at 11:27:33
Hi There
Thanks to all the people out there who take the time and try to help those who are in need of it and seem to have no where else to turn.I have been taking Effexor XR 150mg for a good year now and have found pretty good success with it. Other than the odd leg jerking that happens. I was on This several years ago (for 1 year)and went off it when i felt better. It's not easy to get off of, but i titrated down slowly so it minimized the withdrawls. After 4 months of being off it, I suffered my second Major Depression. (man......you'd think the second one would be easier?) I was put back on Effexor getting up to 225mg. Being on that dose for a few months, i felt I was on my way to recovery again and talked to my Dr. about going down to 150mg because my anxiety was VERY bad. He said he'd rather me go on a higher dose but then agreed I could try 150mg. Now at this dose, I still get extreme Anxiety (it only goes away when I'm busy doing something else) I was on 75mg and was able to cope with my depression and slight anxiety with my first episode of depression (and I know that I can NEVER go off of antidepressants) I'm afraid if I go down to the 75mg dose which was good before and made me feel good enough to go off of them, that maybe i will slip back into a depression. I think my Life would be great if I could get rid of the anxiety that is really there for no reason. I'm not sure if taking another med will help with it too. My Phyciatrist is a jerk and has more mental health problems than i do. Where I live, i can't get another on for months!
anyone else with similar side effects?
Thanks for helping!
Tim
Posted by Snoozy on May 27, 2003, at 11:56:26
In reply to Effexor and Anxiety, posted by Timbuk2 on May 27, 2003, at 11:27:33
Hi Tim -
I've had the same side effect of a psychiatrist who's a jerk ;) Several times, in fact.
Did you have anxiety before you started Effexor, or was it exacerbated by the drug? I'm glad you didn't have to go through the misery of cold turkey withdrawl.
Have you tried other antidepressants? Or medications for anxiety? There may be a better drug for you than Effexor. And if it's the Effexor causing anxiety, you probably don't want to get into benzos.
> Hi There
> Thanks to all the people out there who take the time and try to help those who are in need of it and seem to have no where else to turn.
>
> I have been taking Effexor XR 150mg for a good year now and have found pretty good success with it. Other than the odd leg jerking that happens. I was on This several years ago (for 1 year)and went off it when i felt better. It's not easy to get off of, but i titrated down slowly so it minimized the withdrawls. After 4 months of being off it, I suffered my second Major Depression. (man......you'd think the second one would be easier?) I was put back on Effexor getting up to 225mg. Being on that dose for a few months, i felt I was on my way to recovery again and talked to my Dr. about going down to 150mg because my anxiety was VERY bad. He said he'd rather me go on a higher dose but then agreed I could try 150mg. Now at this dose, I still get extreme Anxiety (it only goes away when I'm busy doing something else) I was on 75mg and was able to cope with my depression and slight anxiety with my first episode of depression (and I know that I can NEVER go off of antidepressants) I'm afraid if I go down to the 75mg dose which was good before and made me feel good enough to go off of them, that maybe i will slip back into a depression. I think my Life would be great if I could get rid of the anxiety that is really there for no reason. I'm not sure if taking another med will help with it too. My Phyciatrist is a jerk and has more mental health problems than i do. Where I live, i can't get another on for months!
>
> anyone else with similar side effects?
>
> Thanks for helping!
>
> Tim
Posted by fanni on May 27, 2003, at 16:58:48
In reply to Effexor and Anxiety, posted by Timbuk2 on May 27, 2003, at 11:27:33
yeah same here,cos its nhs,i cant choose my shrink.ive had a string of total mongs,god knows how they graduated some of them eiither have the iq of a cabbage or just dont give a toss about the welfare patients.ive had an anorexic shrink,( else she had some sort of wasting disease)an alcaholic shrink,and the one i have now is so retarded one week he forgot what meds he'd put me on.so i only have the highest sceptisism for them.my advice?just use them to get whatever mads you need!
Posted by fanni on May 27, 2003, at 16:59:25
In reply to Effexor and Anxiety, posted by Timbuk2 on May 27, 2003, at 11:27:33
sorry that was meant to be meds!
Posted by Jack Smith on May 28, 2003, at 23:10:03
In reply to Effexor and Anxiety, posted by Timbuk2 on May 27, 2003, at 11:27:33
A couple of comments. First, I totally relate to the second episode being worse than the first. You would think it would be better because you have been through it before but this whole thing makes no sense.
Explain you anxiety and I can help you better. I think it could probably be easily resolved with a benzo--preferably just one dose a day of Klonopin. I wouldn't start switching antidepressants because you have found one that works and you should stick with it.
Another thing to consider is to see if maybe 112.5 would be a good dose that would maximize AD effect without the anxiety. It is possible that it is the norepinephrine reuptake that is causing your anxiety, that only begins to slightly kick in at 150. Did 225 give you worse anxiety than 150? If so, I would suggest giving 112.5 a try.
JACK
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