Posted by spierson1253 on January 23, 2006, at 9:10:16
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR?, posted by jacobs on January 23, 2006, at 6:24:44
> hi, well it has been 2 weeks here on the effexor xr. the first week was the 37.5 and last week started the 75. i have noticed a bit of a difference with this. not crying all the time and the panic isnt as bad as it was. notice now if i do take a xanax when feeling anxious it knocks me out. think maybe the effexor intenifies the effects of the xanax some. i hate taking any kind of meds but was at the end of my rope and didnt know what else to do because not only did i have the panic so bad i couldnt leave my home by myself i started getting depressed and crying all the time. i can now go arround town as long as someone is with me. and working on driving by myself again. this all happened to me in a 2 month period. so would have to say i think the effexor is working for me.
Hi. I had the same problem with the Xanax when I was put on Effexcor. Xanax is wonderful for the panic attacks, I kekep in mind, however, that it is highly addictive and keep it's use to extreme need :) What I've found, is that halving or quartering the dosage works best. Enough to quell the anxiety the heralds the onset of a panic attack, but not enough to knock you out. My Rx is for 0.5 mg of Xanax. On a really really really bad sleep night, I take a whole one. To drive when I'm feeling that welling of anxiousness in my chest, I take 1/4. And, of course, anything in between is a half.
~~Sherry~~
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