Posted by noa on April 11, 2003, at 19:32:29
In reply to Re: Lowering my Effexor dose » noa, posted by Janelle on April 11, 2003, at 18:13:44
Hi, Janelle,
>> Wow - you were able to get up to 262.5 mg of EffexorXR! I could not tolerate 150 mg! Actually, I couldn't tolerate that med at all it turned out.
I was once up much higher but couldn't tolerate it. But it worked for me as an antidepressant, after trying others, so it is good that lowering it made it more tolerable. Not perfect, but ok.
>>How much fish oil are you taking?Actually kind of a lot, I guess. I started at 1 to 2 grams of EPA per day and that made big improvements, so my pdoc suggested I double or triple that.
I try to take between about 3 and 8 g. per day. I stopped measuring, actually and just take a swig of a certain approximate amount! But sometimes I get 2 doses in and soemtimes 3, and sometimes I only manage one if it was a hectic day, so it does vary from day to day. Over all it seems to be a good amount for me. I probably should measure more carefully, but I got lazy. If I measured more carfully, I might avoid wasting money if I'm taking too much!
>>I have heard such good things about it, but have tried it and it repeats on me - I *burp* up fish tasting. Yuck.
Yep, but I don't get the burps with the liquid version that I take. I got them with the gelcaps, but not with this liquid (Carlson's) which is lemon-flavored. Only problem--not very portable--hence inconsistency in number of doses per day.
>>What does s/e stand for?
Side effects (It would probably be more accurate to say either "undesired effects" or "adverse effects")
> BTW, thanks for listing what you take - it sounds like you take more supplements/natural type remedies than meds!Not really, but the supplements were added recently. Cool pdoc supports them and tells me about research, etc.
> I am guessing that you have hypothyroid cuz you take Synthroid - what dose do you take?
Yup--that is what the synthroid and cytomel are for. I take 12.5 mcg. of cytomel twice a day, and 50 mcg of synthroid once a day. Before my hypothyroidism was really addressed, I was a MESS!! ie, not really responding well to antidepressants, etc. Physically, emotionally, mentally a MESS. Getting that under control probably saved my life.
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