[seesaw]

Does anyone take Effexor and it make them tired? I'm on 225mg of extended release Effexor, I'm supposed to take it in the morning, but I just now noticed (after months of taking it) that a side effect is that it makes you sleepy. I"m wondering if I should take it in the evenings with my other meds that make me sleepy too.

Seesaw

Originally Posted by seesaw

Does anyone take Effexor and it make them tired? I'm on 225mg of extended release Effexor, I'm supposed to take it in the morning, but I just now noticed (after months of taking it) that a side effect is that it makes you sleepy. I"m wondering if I should take it in the evenings with my other meds that make me sleepy too.

Seesaw

I just changed from 225mg Immediate Release to 225mg Extended Release and while I was getting too little sleep daily, for the past week or so I'm sleeping 18-20 hours. I've tried calling the pdoc who switch me but no answer.

She asked me, before prescribing, how I took the 3 75mg tablets and I told her breakfast, lunch and dinner; she just grunted (she doesn't seem a very happy person) so that's how I've been taking the capsules. I fear that if I took all 225mg at any one time, I would pass out!

If your doc is one to take calls, I would call and ask for his/her advice. I'm just surprised at how sleeping the ER makes me after being on the IR for so long.

Good luck,

[Bird Feeder]

! take 600 mg extended release effexor xr. It makes me tired if I don't take it. I have taken that amount for the past 16 years.