Posted by Sad Panda on April 13, 2004, at 18:45:13
In reply to Increasing Efexor XR dose, posted by pretty_paints on April 13, 2004, at 17:42:38
> I just wanted to know, how long did people here wait between increasing their dose of Efexor? Iv been on 75mg for 3 weeks and wondered if Im going to be able to increase to 150mg after a month. Did people here take longer or shorter times than this? What have been your experiences in doing this?
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> My GP said he wouldnt really want to go above 150mg. I know that you can, but I wondered why this reluctance? Im in the UK if that makes any difference. Has anybody else from the UK had a similar thing? Someone told me something about using only being able to administer over 150mg to patients actually in hospital (which im not). Is that really true??
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> My GP is refering me to a pyschiatrist though, so maybe he will have different opinions.
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> And also, how do the dose increases feel? Does it start to affect OCD at a higher dose? Please give me some feedback! The 75mg has only helped a very little.
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> thanks xx
>Hi pretty_paints,
I spent about 4 weeks there before going to 150mg. How much a GP will let you take varies, mine let me go up to 300mg, but I couldn't take that amount so I have settled at 225mg. The most common reason for quitting Effexor is high blood pressure, it also limits how much you can take, so keeping an eye on it is a good idea. I don't suffer much from OCD. I use to check the doors were locked at least three times before bed, but these days I only check once.
Cheers,
Panda.
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