Posted by Angel Girl on May 11, 2003, at 19:25:30
In reply to Re: Effexor: Better at 225 or 300??, posted by Anyu on May 11, 2003, at 16:44:30
> Has anybody went up to 300 mg. on EffexorRX ?
> I'm on 225, but I'm considering to ask my doctor to go up higher.I only had one good week on 225 - I'm now "back to the circle", tired-very very tired!-,moods ups and downs etc.It would be nice to hear some assurance.
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> > I bumped up from 150 to 225 in the beginning of January because of being sooo tired. Now I feel like the energizer bunny (not always such a good feeling when you are trying to sleep). But it was a significant difference for me. mel
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> Did it also improve your mood? How long at 225 did it take to notice the difference?
Jack> I have had a partial but inadequate response to 150 mg of effexor (been on it for about a month at this level following a two week taper up). Has anyone seen a more robust response at these higher levels after only getting minimal relief at 150?? Any advice appreciated.
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> JACK
I personally didn't notice ANY effect until I got to the 150mg dosage. Unfortunately it still wasn't enough for me and I gradually (37.5mg every 2 wks) increased to 367.5mg/day, which was my highest dosage. As others have said though, with each higher dosage, comes more side effects.Hopefully, you'll notice improvement with the higher dosage with minimal consequence. For me, it was WELL worth it.
Good luck!!
Angel Girl
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