Posted by Normal Again on August 5, 2004, at 22:43:33
In reply to Re: very low dose effexor, posted by Alesa on August 5, 2004, at 15:22:28
Alesa,
Don't worry about the dry mouth and the "jitters", they go away after a couple weeks once you find your ideal dose. If you're having trouble sleeping it might have something to do with when you take the pill. I have found that it energizes you about 8-10 hours after taking it so, for me, it works best to take it just before i go to bed, that way it starts to kick in just after i get up.
Hard to sya what dose will work best for you but you can go as high as 300 mg aparently, though most people take 75. I personally take 1 1/2 doses (75 mg + 37.5 mg) and it works really well for me.
Hope that helps.
N/A
> Pablol,
>
> It's only been one week. My doctor will monitor me for one month, and change to a higher dose if it doesn't work. If I feel better, she said I can stay at this level, and go off of it after a few months, if I want to. I'm not sure if I feel better already because the weather has suddenely changed and my boyfriend just came back home from 3 weeks in Europe, or if it's the medication. Like I said, I feel a few physical side effects for sure, like dry mouth and a trembly jaw, and a little dizziness. I keep waking up too, twice a night, and it's hard to fall back to sleep. I do get a decent night's sleep, but I feel tired all day.
>
> Alesa,
> > How long has it been? I agree a larger dose may not be necessary. That's powerful stuff. I didn't want to go above 37.5 but the doc talked me into it.
> >
> > > I found a new doctor, who convinced me that
> > > Effexor may work for me if I started on an
> > > extremely low dose. So now I take half of the 37.5
> > > mg a day, by breaking the pill into quarters for
> > > each dose. It's fine-I feel a little better
> > > already.
>
>
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