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Posted by lexman on November 28, 2004, at 18:24:15
i am currently taking prozac 60mg and effexor xr 75mg.i am wondering has anyone had success with this combonation and does the sweating side effect ever go away?Are these dosages too high?
Posted by Racer on November 28, 2004, at 18:47:31
In reply to Does anyone take prozac and effexor xr?, posted by lexman on November 28, 2004, at 18:24:15
I took 225mg Effexor XR and 10mg Prozac for several years, and it did help -- although for me, the Effexor pooped out pretty much after about a year. That's me, though, and (all together now) YOUR MILEAGE WILL VARY. (Sorry, struck me as funny...)
The sweating did ease after a bit, and your dosage doesn't seem all that high. Of course, you're taking higher Prozac, with an augmenting dose of Effexor, and I was taking it the other way around, but it still doesn't seem all that high to me. The Prozac is within normal limits, and the Effexor is very low dose.
Hope that helps.
Posted by ed_uk on November 28, 2004, at 19:02:16
In reply to Re: Does anyone take prozac and effexor xr?, posted by Racer on November 28, 2004, at 18:47:31
Hi,
Been on ADs for 6 years.... still sweating!
Ed.
Posted by Phillipa on November 28, 2004, at 19:05:36
In reply to Re: Does anyone take prozac and effexor xr?, posted by Racer on November 28, 2004, at 18:47:31
You see the pdoc this week. Are you doing any better? Haven't seen you post. I know, you said you were taking a break, but you also said you were home and not at your mothers. Are you less anxious without the meds? Phillipa.
Posted by jay on November 29, 2004, at 1:01:50
In reply to Does anyone take prozac and effexor xr?, posted by lexman on November 28, 2004, at 18:24:15
> i am currently taking prozac 60mg and effexor xr 75mg.i am wondering has anyone had success with this combonation and does the sweating side effect ever go away?Are these dosages too high?
>
>Hi...yep I take Prozac 40 mg, Effexor XR 75 mg, and Depakote/Epival 500mg 3x a day. The last one will help with sweating, feeling a bit anxious/hypermanic, sleep...etc. Even though I only have drug-induced bipolar, this is a near perfect combination. Oh, I also take clonazepam 1mg 4x a day...which is just sweeeeeet! After almost 10 years of awful mental illness, I am getting some good stability (touch wood!)..heh.
Best,
Jay
Posted by dove on November 29, 2004, at 10:40:49
In reply to Re: Does anyone take prozac and effexor xr? » lexman, posted by jay on November 29, 2004, at 1:01:50
I take 225 mgs. of Effexor and 20 mgs. of Prozac, and still pouring sweat when I sleep. It lessens somewhat when my room is absolutely freezing and I use only one blanket, however, on the whole, this side-effect has never gone away and I'm used to it.
dove
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