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Dec 19, 2013, 01:46 PM
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Hi all, I am currently on Effexor XR 75 mg and have been taking it for five weeks now. First 3 weeks I was really doing well apart from the first three to four days when I was just a spaced out zombie. then the 4th and 5th week I have just been a mess again. could it have stopped working after just 4 weeks? has this happened to anyone else? my therapist said everybody have ups and downs and it's normal but then what's the point in taking the meds? or do I need to up my dose as she also suggested? Or did it not work in the first place? I just feel as awful again as I did 5 weeks ago when I was not on any meds...
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Dec 19, 2013, 11:40 PM
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I was on effexor and at first, it was great. Then it stopped working. Pdoc kept increasing hoping it would pass, and then it sent me into a mixed state with rapid cycling. Took me about 6 months to get off it, and I'm still trying to find my normal.
ADs tend to be extremely unpredictable with us bipolars. Are you on anything else? Lamictal is (was) helping with my bipolar. |
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Dec 20, 2013, 07:02 AM
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You should move up to 150mg the normal dose at 2 weeks , you hit a level that wasnt enough ,so you are in limbo till you go up.
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Dec 21, 2013, 08:04 AM
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Don't let your happiness depend on something you might one day lose...  -------------- Effexor XR 225 mg Risperidone 4 mg Reoccurring depression w/ psychotic symptoms Borderline Personality Disorder Dependant Personality Disorder |
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Dec 21, 2013, 08:06 AM
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I talked to my t yesterday she too said I will need to up my dose for sure but I can't until I make an appointment with my pdoc on monday. I will have to wait until then
 but I have been kind of stable since yesterday at least, it was the beginning of the week til tursday that was dreadful. Just have to keep going! Thanks for your replies though!
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Don't let your happiness depend on something you might one day lose... -------------- Effexor XR 225 mg Risperidone 4 mg Reoccurring depression w/ psychotic symptoms Borderline Personality Disorder Dependant Personality Disorder |
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Dec 21, 2013, 03:46 PM
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75 mg is not a therapeutic dose for most people. Most people need between 150 and 225 mg to see an affect. I"m on 375.
Also if I recall correctly it took me about 6 weeks to really notice any positive change in my mood. Good luck. spltimage
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Dec 22, 2013, 05:56 AM
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Dec 22, 2013, 11:01 PM
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Dec 23, 2013, 05:34 AM
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 we don't like to many trips to the GP so we go for it ,to get the start up over. (just joking) 
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