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Originally Posted by still_crazy
hi. effexor works nicely for a lot of people. tapering can be rough, of course. dosing seems to vary wildly, which is probably a good thing, since your doctor can work with you to find a good dose. if you take stimulants as well, just be careful of the dose and cautious about potential serotonin syndrome (Not common, but can happen).
back when i was on ritalin, a shrink told me that stimulants help "boost" antidepressants and that antidepressants help reduce the crash/come down effect from stimulants. i dont know if that's legit, or just stuff they tell patients, lol...but i thought id share.
try not to worry too much.
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Hi,Thanks stii_crazy.Yes,I’m also on stimulant.
Concerta 72mg/d and Pemolin (still available here)30mg/d to giving me kick on a@@.
I have to go dentist nearby p-doc today.so I got appointment to increase dose today.
I experienced racing heart yesterday..turned out,I always have racing heart and anxiety when I didn’t sleep enough.(enough means 10-12 hours to me)but I didn’t felt anxiety yesterday,So,I didn’t realized.after a short nap,It was fine.
Edit:.Yes.I have a tendency to worry too much,but it looks disappeard after Effexor.