Posted by Charm on August 24, 2004, at 12:28:53
In reply to Taking Effexor for the first time !!, posted by kelly25 on August 23, 2004, at 17:23:01
Hi There!
I also started my Effexor at 37.5 and gradually increased my way up to 150 mg. Personally, I didn't really see results until I had been at the 150 level for several weeks.
However, as my doc says, I tend to be "cast iron" when it comes to medicines. I eventually went up to 300 mg but had to reduce back down to 150 when Wellbutrin was added. (My pdoc didn't explain it to me other than telling me I could suffer from serotonin syndrome due to the combination...King Vultran (Lar) explained to me on this site that the Wellbutrin will potentiate the Effexor in the blood stream due to some type of conflict in the enzymatic pathways of the drugs.) This is all just to say that I did notice some withdrawal symptoms when I cut from 300 to 150. It wasn't pleasant but I was still able to work and function.
Good luck with the Effexor. I really hope it works well for you!
poster:Charm
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