Posted by Katia on October 29, 2002, at 15:05:47
In reply to Re: Constipated - anyone else on Effexor????, posted by ST on October 29, 2002, at 3:13:30
Hi Sarah,
I am in Berkeley and I wait tables. I am also in grad school for (would you guess) psychology. I am currently at 225mg. My pdoc put me at 300mg and then I became completely constipated, so I myself put the dose back to 225mg as she had left the clinic and no one got back to regarding my concern. I know what you mean about sleeping late and how it compounds the depression. But I simply just cannot get up early and when I finally do wake up it takes at least 30min. to get out of bed - trying to pry myself out of the intense dream states I had been in. The lethargy is more the sleeping lots of hours/late and then not having an incredible amt. of motivation to go out and do things. I have a hard time with concetration and reading. Who knows??? it's always SOMETHING.
keep in touch.
Katia> Hi Katia,
>
> Outside SF, huh? I'm from the Gilroy/San Jose area and then lived and went to school in SF for awhile before moving to LA. I love it and miss it up there! Since I know the area, what city do you live in?I'm sorry you're having a hard time finding a good pdoc. So am I. I go to a hospital which has a sliding scale outpatient program, but you only get the doc for one year and then they move on. It's good treatment, though, if only for a year at a time with one pdoc... There have got to be some good clinics...what about UC Berkely - sometimes at a university they have excellent treatment on a sliding scale.
> It's odd you're still lethargic on the Effexor XR. It should be quite an energizing AD. How much are you taking right now?
> I'm sure with what you've been through - you say a lot has happened - you're suffering from situational depression as well as chemical. But the ADs should help to bring you back to a level place.
> What do you do that has you working nights? I often work nights as well, and then I stay up way too late when I get home. This causes me to sleep late and it just compounds the depressed state, I think.
> Well, take care. If you don't start feeling markedly better in a few weeks, maybe you're pdoc should up your dose or put you on something else...?
> Take Care,
> Sarah
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