[tracylee]

My meds have just been increased to the highest dose possible (225 mg) per day. I have noticed on the increased dose that I am getting a lot of digestive problems, namely really bad heartburn, I have tried drinking loads of water and eating a little bit extra and even swalling the meds with milk but nothing seems to get rid of the awful heartburn/indigestion, another thing i have noticed is a strange feeling in my head, almost like a crackle of electricity for a split second, is this normal? Its quite scary this!! I dont know if i should hang on in there and see what will happen further down the line . The next step is weaning me off venlafaxine/efexor, so would the next med be if the highest dose possible is not working? I get so muc conflicting advice.......... grr any ideas on sorting out the heart burn thing?

[lenjan]

XL or XR? I've been on Effexor XR for at least five years. I credit it with keeping me alive. It's the only a-d that's really worked for me.

I've heard people talk about the crackle, but have never experienced it. I have the heartburn thing going with another med, though. I discovered that if I take that med with milk, instead of water, voila! no heartburn. Maybe give that a try.

BTW, max dose of Effexor XR is 375. I'm on 450, "because that's what you do when nothing else is working," according to my pdoc. Good to know I'm a permanent headcase, ain'a? ;-)

Candy

[tracylee]

Its definitely XL, hehe and it takes us headcases to make the world go around........ hey, i have a thought, maybe we are ok its the rest of the world that is not? hmmm

[pebblypoo]

When I was withdrawling from Effexor I had major electrical shock sensations through my body and when I was withdrawling from Lexapro I had them only in my head! Freaky.

[NICO]

if i forget to take mine i start gettin shaky like ive got parkinsons.

[dasiy6]

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candybear said:
XL or XR? I've been on Effexor XR for at least five years. I credit it with keeping me alive. It's the only a-d that's really worked for me.

I've heard people talk about the crackle, but have never experienced it. I have the heartburn thing going with another med, though. I discovered that if I take that med with milk, instead of water, voila! no heartburn. Maybe give that a try.

BTW, max dose of Effexor XR is 375. I'm on 450, "because that's what you do when nothing else is working," according to my pdoc. Good to know I'm a permanent headcase, ain'a? ;-)

Candy

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Count me as a headcase too! I take 600 mg. of effexor xr every morning. It has been a lifesaver for me for the past 5+ years.

Good luck to you!

[RitaMontreal]

I had a friend who took started taking Effexor, after trying a few others like Prozac and Paxil.

Anyway she became a different person..but not for the good. She would seem to be in a daze, would not talk and basically stopped communicating. yet she said it gave her energy and she NEEDED it.

We don't even talk anymore, and that's sad. I don't even know what happened, she was never like this until Effexor.

[Wants2Fly]

I get the shakes if I take my whole dose (150 mgs) at once; but if I take 2 75-mgs in a.m. and pm, I'm okay.

[dasiy6]

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I had a friend who took started taking Effexor, after trying a few others like Prozac and Paxil.

Anyway she became a different person..but not for the good. She would seem to be in a daze, would not talk and basically stopped communicating. yet she said it gave her energy and she NEEDED it.

We don't even talk anymore, and that's sad. I don't even know what happened, she was never like this until Effexor.

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Isn't it amazing how different meds work differently for everyone.......

It is also really great that there are so many meds out there to help.......I hope your friend finds one that helps her......but maybe she has? Sometime the person taking the meds is more concerned about the bad stuff going on inside their head, if it helps that .......well heck what's going on in the outside will take care of its self....