Posted by sid on January 6, 2002, at 15:37:39
In reply to Re: Effexor Help? » MaKi, posted by Mr. Scott on January 6, 2002, at 13:08:21
I've been on Effexor XR for dysthymia for about 40 days, at 37.5mg still. It helped a lot at first but now I am sleeping too much. I don't feel depressed, my modd is fine, I just sleep way too much! I can't get up at a reasonable hour in the morning, I need to nap in the afternoon, and I go to bed at a reasonable hour. It used to keep me up at night but put me to sleep during the day, now I could sleep all the time. It worreis me because my depression makes me sleep too much and eat too much. I eat normally though these days, even not much some days since Effexor XR made me lose my appetite. There are many things I lost a taste for; these days I eat oranges, oranges, oranges. The vitamin C should wake me up !
Anybody else experiencing this?
I suspect my doc will want me to increase the dosage in a couple of weeks, but frankly, I still have side effects and I am starting to think that perhaps I should try something else - but what then? I have anxiety and dysthymia. Had major depression before which I got rid of with CBT and acupuncture only. Went to the doc for dysthymia, but she diagnosed anxiety as well. We all have it in my family, so I guess to me it was normal. Apparently not. Any input appreciated...
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