Anyone had experience with Effexor/Venlafaxine? I'm currently taking 112.5 mg which will be increased to 150mg.

I switched to Effexor from Lexapro in a Psychiatric Hospital started at 75 mg then after five days went up to 112.5.

Now the outpatient psychiatrist is waiting three weeks to increase it to see how I do especially since I've had hypomania. He says 150 is an average dose although in some cases it can go higher. But with people with mania they like to keep it lower like around 150 at the highest.

I think it's helping and I'm tolerating it and I'm not having side effects. I'm just wondering what others experiences are.

Schizoaffective Disorder Bipolar Type
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with Dissociative Features

Lithium
Effexor
Rexulti
Trazodone (For sleep)
Prasozin (High blood pressure med for nightmares)