Posted by LynnPerley on May 2, 2002, at 17:55:41
I've been on Effexor XR for about 35 days now. 150mg. My primary MD told me to take it for three months and come back and see him then to talk about continuing or tapering off. Its wonderful for anxiety and helped my depression as well, but the somewhat sedating and demotivating effect was bothering me. I discovered that taking it in the evening helped some, but not enough. I almost called the doc after the first 30 days, but decided to refill the scrip and give it another month.
I'm 99% positive I took 2 capsules yesterday by accident. I must have taken one when I got home from work, and then I forgot I had taken one and took another at about an hour before bedtime. I felt a little bit of a rush like feeling about 30 minutes after I took the second one which made me realize I may have taken two. Last night I slept better than I have since I started taking this, and I've had much less of the sedated kind of feeling all day. I wonder if I need to increase my dosage? I'm going back to the one capsule per evening and giving it a few more days before I call the doctor, but I was wondering if anyone had any personal experiences or observations to share?
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