Posted by Teri on July 20, 2001, at 13:24:57
In reply to CFS, Effexor - YES!!!! - Zo?, posted by Willow on June 16, 2001, at 21:22:44
Hi I have had strong symptoms of Chronic Fatigue for the last 6 months along with depression and anxiety that could be related or not. I've read that one of the treatments for CFS are SSRI type medications but that CFS sufferers can't tolerate the doses others can. My doctor started me on 37.5mg of Effexor XR and wanted me to go up each week until I got to 150mg. The side effects on top of the CFS was too much and I couldn't even handle the 75mg of Effexor XR. I had to back down to 37.5mg and also take 15mg of Remeron and Ambien at night to sleep. The depression and anxiety seem to be getting worse lately and the exhaustion from the fatigue is worsening. In the beginning of the Effexor XR treatment it seemed to help the symptoms of CFS. I have thought about trying to increase the dose again to 75mg and was wondering what doses other CFS people have been on and if they had trouble tolerating it. Thanks! Teri
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