heck yes.
For the first month I went back to the doctors about ten times and told him that this drug was useless, he didnt know what he was talking about, That it WASNT anxiety attacks, and that I had a heart condition AND I DIDNT CARE WHAT HE THOUGHT lol.
I was CONVINCED.
And he kept telling me if I would just wait it out that I would see the difference.
I started out at 37.5 for one week, then 75 for about three months, then increased to 75 + 37.5 for a few more months, then increased to 150. I noticed very little improvement in the first month. I noticed a slight improvement with the increase to 75 however. The increase to 75 +37.5 helped alot more, but not completely. Increasing to 150 since then has pretty much eliminated the issue with the anxiety attacks. I would say side symptoms started to go away for me around 2-3 months mark. Ive been on for about a year now.
So I know it sucks, but try and give it some time barring any major symptoms. The doctor kept me on clonazepam until I got steady on the Effexor xr. And I swore I would never be able to stop taking the clonaze too lol, but around two and a half months I just sort of stopped taking it, because I forgot I had to, because of the lessened anxiety.
So I have good faith in it for me.
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