Posted by ghostshadow on December 13, 2005, at 11:12:14
In reply to Re: Effexor XR effectiveness, posted by sm100378 on December 13, 2005, at 11:04:24
>An SSRI only works on seratonin in the brain, while an SNRI works on both seratonin and norepinephrine. My doc (whom i think is a quack but may be somewhat right this time) thinks i may have developed a tolerance to the ssri alone...
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> I was never on paxil, but actually have a question for you. I recently have been put on Effexor XR 37.5 and have seen a change since day 1.
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> Is Effexor an SNRI and what is the difference between that and an SSRI?
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> > i stsrted on 225 mg. effexor xr about 2 weeks ago after slightly more than 10 years of paxil. the paxil had long ago quit working, but nobody else cared so why should i? a friend made me promise to talk to my doc about my meds, and he switched me to effecor xr. so far no difference than before the change. Anyone else had a direct switch from an ssri, and what was the outcome? (only other psych drug i take is trazadone for ocd and to help me sleep.)
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