Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 137967

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effexor xr question

Posted by borderliner21 on January 28, 2003, at 14:22:45

At what dosage does the norphineprine effect kick in at?

Re: effexor xr question

Posted by Caleb462 on January 28, 2003, at 15:03:18

In reply to effexor xr question, posted by borderliner21 on January 28, 2003, at 14:22:45

150 mg. The lower doses probably have some *mild* norepinephrine activity as well though.

Re: effexor xr question

Posted by borderliner21 on January 28, 2003, at 17:49:51

In reply to Re: effexor xr question, posted by Caleb462 on January 28, 2003, at 15:03:18

my psychiatrist told me it was 225mg of something like that. but i wanted to make sure...sure its 150?

Re: effexor xr question

Posted by titleistguy on January 28, 2003, at 18:37:45

In reply to Re: effexor xr question, posted by borderliner21 on January 28, 2003, at 17:49:51

I thought it was actually 75, but who knows?

Re: effexor xr question

Posted by sl on January 28, 2003, at 18:47:47

In reply to Re: effexor xr question, posted by borderliner21 on January 28, 2003, at 17:49:51

> my psychiatrist told me it was 225mg of something like that. but i wanted to make sure...sure its 150?

Nobody's "sure". Most of the time they aren't even positive HOW psychiatric meds work, just that they do.

Each person is different, each person has their own levels of meds that work for them. Don't assume you MUST get to such-and-such a dosage for it to work for you, give it a chance. :)

Good luck with that...
sl

PS if you go off EffexorXR at some point in the future, take it super-slow or it'll be like having the bad flu for 2+ weeks!!

Re: effexor xr question

Posted by Caleb462 on January 28, 2003, at 22:25:09

In reply to Re: effexor xr question, posted by borderliner21 on January 28, 2003, at 17:49:51

>Similar activity as Tricyclic Antidepressants
>Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor
>Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (<150 mg/day)
>Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor (>150 mg/day)
>Minimally inhibits Dopamine uptake

I got that from www.fpnotebook.com/PSY173.htm
You can find the same info all over the net though... and 150 mg seems to be the accepted upon dose for norepinephrine activity.

However, like someone else said - it's not the same for everyone. Some users might get signifigant noradrenergic activity at 75 mg, while for others it might take 225 mg.

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