Posted by Nick on April 23, 1999, at 12:28:37
In reply to Re: Sweating on Effexor, posted by Katherine on April 15, 1999, at 3:53:28
> > > I have a patient who has had her depression effectively wiped out by Effexor BUT...she has had excessive sweating since she started it about 5 months ago. We tried decreasing the dose but the depression returned so bumped it back to the effective dose, 225mg per day. It occurs all hours of the day and just soaks her clothes and sheets. She says it wouldn't be so bad but it is now causing an increase in some of her lab values related to her kidneys (BUN) and her family doctor wants her to try to come off it. She's drinking a lot of fluid without any change in her labs. I haven't had any other patients with that side effect and the company rep doesn't have any information that could help her. Has anybody had this side effect and was there anything that helped or did you have to stop the medication altogether? Thanks.
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TobyYou can try clonidine 0.1mg nocte, or oxybutinin or doxazosin (can't remember the doses just at present as have only heard Sussman talk about this, but not tried these myself). These strategies are sometimes effective, but it can be a real problem. Also helpful is cotton sheets, no nightwear and reduce air humidity if she can in order to promote drying of sweat.
Let me know what works
Nick
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