Posted by PhilChemicalEngineer on July 13, 2003, at 13:20:50
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR?, posted by Bridget on July 11, 2003, at 18:18:38
I just came out of a two-week major depression. First time in nine years. I have been on remeron at 60 mg/day and just went from 5 days on 37.5 Effexor to 75 mg/day. The depression lifted the first day on Effexor but I was getting a lot of support from my wife, a good friend and a psychiatrist we've been seeing for a year and a half.
I know it's supposed to take longer for Effexor to have an effect, but when I started Prozac three years ago, the first thing I noticed was great anxiety relief 3-4 days after I started it.
When I stopped Prozac cold turkey on my own, in about a month I couldn't sleep and had severe leg-thigh discomfort when trying to sleep. First Serzone, then Paxil, now remeron with neurontin for a couple months. Seems to work well except for the onset of depression, which might have to do with our couples therapy.
Anyone going through similar drugs?
Let me know
Phil
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