Posted by Andre Allard on June 10, 2000, at 3:03:27
In reply to JUST STARTED EFFEXOR XR TRYING TO STAY AWAKE., posted by DASH on June 9, 2000, at 9:57:25
Sometimes pdocs begin effexor at 18.75 mg for the first few days. This is what my pdoc does with his patients. You are not beginning at too low of a dose and you should not be increasing the dose at a faster rate. It takes four days to achieve maximum blood plasma levels of effexor. If you increased the dosage every third day then you would not receive greater benefit. Since you have not responded fully to many other AD's then you are treatment-resistant. Effexor works in 50% of treatment-resistant patients. I am on 300mg of effexor along with 100mg of trazadone to conteract decreased appetite, sexual dysfunction, agitation, emotional flatness. It took me a good month to fell better on 225mg, so be patient. Good luck!
poster:Andre Allard
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