Posted by zinya on July 21, 2003, at 22:27:11
In reply to Re: monitors and monograph, posted by Dr. Bob on July 21, 2003, at 17:45:19
hi Dr. Bob,
First, i want to say that i, like others, am endlessly grateful for this website. It is a wonderful contribution.
Second, I am appreciative that you responded here to this post.
That said, the FAQ you directed me to does not even remotely address the question I asked.
Couldn't you or someone in your staff answer my question about whether the 150 mg level indeed is some "magic" level where the norepinephrine effects "kick in"?
I feel like this site is GREAT for us to sort of commiserate and collaborate with each other. But given that we occasionally DO raise things that could benefit from a medical or pharmacological answer (not on aregular basis - I realize from the initial "test" which I vaguely recall from last November that that isn't the function but isn't this an example of the kind of question that is reasonable to ask and our doctors don't know these things?), and then get mostly brushed off, forgive me but I'm frustrated.
While I'm at it, regarding the FAQ you directed me to, although a couple of the questions in the FAQ provided some interesting answers on some topics, I also get the sense the FAQ you directed me to is rather out-of-date. It only refers to dosages, etc., with reference to regular Effexor, not Effexor XR so that the question about what dosage levels are normal is rather meaningless to any of us taking XR because the dosage amounts are all different.
I would suggest that someone redo your FAQ with this in mind, and it would be VERY helpful if they addressed this issue of when norepinephrine effects kick in. Otherwise we are subject to rumor, and I have still no idea whether it was rumor or fact what a poster said on here once about the 150 mg level being a sort of "magic level" when it kicks in.
In the meantime, is there anyone who could answer my norepinephrine/adrenal system question? That is *the* main reason my dr. put me on this drug and I can never find any information on how and when it will kick in, or whether it should have already, which would mean it simply isn't working for me.
sincerely,
zinya
> > hi noa,
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> > i wasn't sure if maybe you were a monitor...
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> She isn't, for those who are, see:
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> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#deputies
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> > I wrote a post once to Dr. Bob for confirmation but a monitor answered saying I'd have to get the answers in "the monograph" allegedly somewhere on the site but I couldn't find a monograph. I wrote back asking for a site address and never got an answer.
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> Sorry about that, I'm not sure what they meant, but maybe it was the Venlafaxine FAQ by Ivan Goldberg?
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> http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/venlafaxine.html
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> Bob
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