Posted by theBlacksword on November 24, 2003, at 10:58:05
In reply to Re: Anone having good results from Effexor XR? NO!, posted by thelder on November 24, 2003, at 1:17:51
I started Effexor XR due to anxiety that was causing insomnia. I had insomnia since I was in high school, its been about 6 years. Now I'm 21 and in university. I've been failing my courses due to fatigue and trouble concentrating because of insomnia.
I didn't feel any changes, positive or negative changes when my dosage was up to 150. But when the dosage was at 225mg, I felt much better but still had trouble sleeping because I think the effect of Effexor had diminish at night because I take the pills in the morning. Now I take Effexor maybe at around 5 p.m. . I still sleep lightly but im trying to improve that by doing a lot of sports, exercises and maybe trying to meditate. I try to clear my mind and not have any expectations in whatsoever.
The good thing is that I don't have any side effects at all even when I increased my dosage to 300. Ive been taking effexor for 1 month and a half.
The doctor never warned me about withdrawal... But im thinking about taking effexor for about another 3 months and stop directly like I did with paxil last year when i took 20 mg for about 2 months(didnt work at all!). The other doctor that gave me paxil said it wasnt addictive at all! haha
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