Posted by michael on January 15, 2000, at 17:30:12
In reply to Re: effexor dosage & side effects, posted by Noa on January 15, 2000, at 17:10:26
> Michael, it might do either. What I have learned here is that every med affects different people diffently. For me, effexor (reg and xr) have been very activating, annoyingly so sometimes. BUt others have found it sedating. I have also learned that it can be sedating at lower doses and more activating at higher ones.
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> I feel pretty certain, tho that the sexual problems will not get better at higher doses. That is when thinking about a third augmenting agent comes in, because although you might get more antidepressant effect from higher dose of effexor, chances are you aren't going to be happy with the unwanted effects. That is why I started to add augmentors. Not so much because of sexual side effects, but becuase of motor twitches, insomnia, fidgitiness, memory problems, etc.Yes, I agree. It seems that there is absolutely NO way to predict how any of these will affect a particular individual. Perhaps I should give a higher dose a try before trying something new...
I have pretty much resigned my self to the fact that there will more than likely be some sexual side effect - regardless of the med. I think you also responded to the other thread I started yesterday about that topic.
As far as additional agents go, I've also pretty much resigned myself to that being the most probable route for effectively addressing the sexual issues. I plan to discuss ritalin, buspirone, bromocriptine, amantadine, and selegiline at my next visit - especially if I opt for the higher dose of effexor. Any preferences?
as far as the wellbutrin - I'm just using that as a crutch to try to stop smoking)
Thanks for all the feedback... and any further in the futue.
michael
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