 |
| FAQ/Help |
| Calendar |
| Search |
|
#1
Apr 01, 2016, 01:06 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Anyone have this problem? I feel a bit weak today, light headed and dizzy. Day 8 on Effexor. Started at 37.5 and now on 75 as of yesterday.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
"Life is way too short to spend another day at war with yourself." |
|
#2
Apr 01, 2016, 01:20 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I felt like that when I first started on Zoloft. Never had Effexor though.
__________________
A tamed mind is the key to happiness. -Fortune Cookie Med Free Since June 30th, 2016 due to a miscarriage. Sweet child of mine, you have set me free. |
|
#3
Apr 01, 2016, 01:22 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Sometimes people feel side effects like that when there is an increase in a dosage. Your body probably needs to adjust to the increase. I've been on it so long, I can't remember if that happened to me. But something similar happened with my Wellbutrin increase a while ago.
|
|
#4
Apr 01, 2016, 01:27 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
It seems to me that a number of psych meds cause that lightheaded feeling. In my experience the ssri's do.
|
|
#5
Apr 01, 2016, 02:35 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I take effexor and that happens to me every time the doc raises my dosage.
I would always adjust after about a week to two weeks. The doc raised me from 225mg which I was doing fine with to 300mg which is the max dose. That was the first time I could not adjust. I was feeling awful for weeks and I called the doc and he put back down to 225mg. I am having some trouble readjusting to the lower dose but I think it will pass.
__________________
I traded it in for a whole 'nother world A pirate flag and an island girl |
|
#6
Apr 01, 2016, 06:49 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I use to be obsessed with food, like I think before I started meds again I was self medicating with food. Especially anything with sugar. Now, I barely think of eating. I ate breakfast this morning, had lunch around 11:30 or 12, and now it's almost 9pm and I had a bowl of cereal around 6 but other than that I haven't eaten. I am pretty hungry, just nothing sounds good so I probably won't bother. It's a good thing, maybe it'll actually help me lose this weight.
Being hungry probably doesn't help the weakness issue though.
__________________
"Life is way too short to spend another day at war with yourself." |
|
#7
Apr 01, 2016, 06:55 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
A lot of psych meds can cause dehydration so make sure you're still getting lots of fluids. I say that because I get lightheaded when I'm dehydrated.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
|
#8
Apr 01, 2016, 07:01 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Yea I just downed a huge glass of water, I feel a bit better. Will have to make sure to drink more. Now that I think of it, I don't think I have drank any water today. I had a smoothie for breakfast with almond milk, and pepsi with lunch. I just didn't really feel thirsty.
__________________
"Life is way too short to spend another day at war with yourself." |
|
#9
Apr 02, 2016, 10:36 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Effexor hasn't caused dizziness for me. But like Queen says, I'm very well hydrated all day.
__________________
 Bipolar 1Day Vraylar 3 mg. Wellbutrin 150 Night meds Temazepam 30 mg or lorazepam Hasn't helped yet. From sunny California! |
| Reply |
This is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.|
|
My Support Forums is the online community that was originally begun as the Psych Central Forums in 2001. It now runs as an independent self-help support group community for mental health, personality, and psychological issues and is overseen by a group of dedicated, caring volunteers from around the world.
Linear Mode
