Hey all,

I have begun taking effexor now for 2 weeks. Week one I took 37.5 mg. with 5 mg of lexapro because I was winding down my lexapro which was no longer working.

Week 2, I have been taking 75 mg of effexor and just completed a full week at this dose. In the first week I was sweating but now I have been experiencing random chills, headache, a feeling of being separated from myself; dizziness and increased tinnitis (which I had to begin with). Also today I had a stiff neck and a feeling like I have swollen glands in my neck. I also had a difficult experience during the beginning of the second week where I was manic followed by a crash (that has gone away).

Has anyone else experienced these symptoms? Do they go away eventually? I remember when I first took lexapro I had some side effects that eventually went away. I have a call in to Pdoc to ask him about these symptoms. I did discuss the manic/depressive episode with him and he thought that I would be ok as long as I wasn't still experiencing this now.