Posted by Aim on March 27, 2006, at 8:50:36
In reply to Re: This is my first time taking anythingstrungo, posted by CEK on March 25, 2006, at 23:04:58
I have been taking Effexor for about 1 1/2 months now. I have enjoyed my elevated mood change. I feel as though I have returned to the person I like best, "myself." I now see that I was carrying around a cloud of doom for quite some time. Every little thing irritated me and my mood would switch from "happy" to miserable if one little thing bothered me. What I have come to realize is that I was never truely happy, but trying my hardest to be that way and then when life wasnt smooth, it was a "reason" to be able to be miserable.
I am only on 37.5 mg of Effexor XR. My doctor is surprised that it has helped me at such a low dose. I have never been on meds before for anything, so I wanted to take it slow. I am hopeful to not have to increase my dosage, but I am just taking it day by day to see how I feel and so far so good.
Does anyone know how I would be able to tell if I needed to increase my dose?
I would like to one day come off the med completely. I hope to not have to take it everyday for the rest of my life. The way I see it is some time in the next few years I plan on having a baby and since you cant take it while being pregnant I would like to try it without to see how my body reacts and how my mood maintains.
I figure you need to be on the med for a period of time, but not sure how long, before trying to ween off. Maybe 6 months? I dont know.
poster:Aim
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