Posted by jannbeau on August 22, 2002, at 13:18:36
In reply to Re: riding out a wave..., posted by Alf on August 21, 2002, at 20:09:14
>Hi, Alf,
On 75 mg/day Effexor-XR, I felt totally disengaged from my feelings! I didn't react to anything. My anxiety level was certainly lower, but I didn't feel happy or sad or anything else, not to mention absolutely NO interest in sex. I was taking the med for depression and pain relief. Different strokes for different folks, I suppose.
Jannbeau
I don't know about any plateaus. I've only been taking Effexor for 2 months presently at 112.5 mg. I suspect my pdoc is going to increase the dosage which was increased the last time. I didn't feel any benefits from Effexor for a minimum of 3 to 5 weeks after beginning treatment or increasing the dosage.
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> My therapist told me that Effexor will not stop you from feeling anything which is good in my opinion. I feel angry, frustrated, tired, lonesome, etc.,etc.. But it does stop my depression causality dead in it's tracks. And I also feel much less anxious around people. There are days in which
> I feel absolutely great! Even with the side effects I feel fortunate to have Effexor.
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