Posted by pellmell on July 27, 2001, at 16:09:06
In reply to Effexor cognitive issues, posted by DN on July 27, 2001, at 12:16:41
Dave,
I don't have any suggestions, but I feel your pain. I'm on 150mg, and my thinking seems to have slooowed down a bit since I started Effexor about a month ago. Of course, this slowed thinking thing is one of the biggest symptoms of my depression/social anxeity, but still... I saw my pdoc this week and mentioned this, saying "I don't know if it's an effect of the Effexor or just an unresolved symptom..." He seemed to think it was the latter. I dunno. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way on this drug.
I've noticed a bit of dry mouth on this stuff, which is a sign of an anticholinergic effect. Maybe Effexor is more anticholinergic than the docs think. If it is, that would explain the cognitive blahs.
I dunno. It's doing a lot more good than harm at this point. I'm staying on it another month at this dose. I see my pdoc at the end of August, when we'll decide where to go from there. He mentioned something about adding something else to "tweak" it (though I have no clue what he's got in mind).
Anyway... good luck. Hopefully someone else can give you some real advice. :)
-pm
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