Posted by kid47 on May 8, 2001, at 17:03:31
In reply to Re: Effexor: MY Conclusions, posted by Irene on May 8, 2001, at 15:43:18
Hi Irene. I was taking 300mg/day of FXR xr. I think my adding Prozac 20mg/day helped me avoid discontinuation problems as I weaned of FXR. I think too I am lucky to not be as med sensitive as some. If I had felt uncomfortable I definately would of stayed at a particular dose longer or even titrated back up(I'm really a wimp). Along with the FXR I was taking 3200mg Neurontin 100 mg. Topamax& Klonopin as needed. My dx is Bipolar II. I am not conviced that is accurate but as long as it can be successfuly treated I don't care what the heck they call it. My max dosage on Serezone was 400mg in the pm. Even though I'm 48 I don't think menopause is a factor mainly because I am male. LOL. (Although my wife says I exhibit many of the symptoms) Male menopause?
Scott is correct (as always) about certain drugs sometimes not being effective the 2nd time around. The up side is sometimes a drug you have tried unsuccessfully in the past might work the 2nd time. But most of us don't retry a med that didn't work initially.
If you didn't have intolerable side fx with FXR & your mood does not improve after an adequate trial with Serezone u might want to chat with your doc about starting back on FXR. Hope this helps. Take care.
> I took Effexor for anxiety and clinical depression for 3 years (varying between 187.5 - 225 mg.), the last 9 months of which I finally had no depressive symtoms at all. Prior to that I had mild lows and fatigue here and there. But when I finally was truly well for 9 months straight, my doc and I decided to see if the depressive episode might be over, and began the tapering process 5 months ago.
> Wow, your 7 weeks seems short to me! My doc wanted me to take a month with each step decrease to make sure I feel well for a while before doing another decrease.
> What dosage were you at on Effexor, and Serzone? you mentioned you were being treated for anxiety and clinical depression. Was it that alone, or was there menopause, etc involved (sorry, I don't know your age).
> Irene
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