Posted by Cindy W on January 18, 2000, at 9:12:24
In reply to Re: effexor dosage & side effects, posted by Julie on January 16, 2000, at 20:19:31
> My two cents on Effexor: I take 225 XR, with trazodone or clonazepam at night so I can get to sleep. I went up from 150; at that dosage I wasn't depressed, but a little sadder and grouchier than I wanted to be. I like Effexor a lot. Most important, it keeps me undepressed, without making me feel emotionally numb, as I did on Zoloft. The side effects are annoying, though: for me, insomnia, fidgetiness, a little more anxiety than on Zoloft and slightly decreased sexual response.
Michael, another "two cents" on Effexor-XR...I've been taking it for a couple of months, and now am taking 225 mg/day. Am hoping my psydoc will let me increase it further, because I'm feeling less depressed and less controlled by my OCD. I've found it energizing, not sedating, and it didn't cause me any sexual side effects (unlike Prozac, Luvox, Zoloft). Serzone and Effexor-XR are not ssri's (ssri's tend to have sexual side effects). Good luck to you.--Cindy W
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