Posted by Roo on August 13, 2002, at 9:04:56
In reply to Re: One more related question on Effexor XR 37.5mg » Mr. Scott, posted by Ritch on August 13, 2002, at 8:40:31
Mr. Scott--
Just wanted to pipe in to say I had the same thing
happen when I very first started effexor at 33 mg's--
after just one dose I felt GREAT! I felt pretty good
for a week, then lost the effect. I figured I must need
to increase so I went up to 75 mg's...but I continued to
feel really shitty...an agitated suicidal like depression that
was unrelentless and didn't seem to be improving. This sunday I
forgot to take my medicine until around 5pm--because
it was so late, I decided to take a 33 mg instead, so maybe I
wouldn't have trouble sleeping. I noticed I felt a little less
depressed--not great mind you--but a tiny bit better. The next day,
I didn't take anything, and I felt quite a bit better. I didn't have
any of these horrible withdrawal symptoms I keep hearing about..except
insomnia...no big deal. I now wonder if it was the effexor that was
making me feel like shit. But then it makes no since that initially,
that first day and a few days after, I felt so great...
confusing...
anyway, I think I'm going off...Now that I feel better from not taking
it, it seems like it would be silly to pop another pill that will probably
make me feel like shit.
Keep us posted,
poster:Roo
thread:115725
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