Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 19744

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HELP WITH NERVES AND TAKING EFEXOR

Posted by LINDA BELL on January 26, 2000, at 14:18:39

PLEASE HELP ME . I SUFFERED WITH MY NERVES AND MY DOC
PUT ME ON EFEXOR TWICE A DAY 75MGS ONE IN AMORNING AND ONE AT NIGHT AFTER
FOOD I AM FEELING A LOT BETTER BUT STILL WAKEN IN A
MORNING WITH THE SHAKES.IS IT THE TABLETS OR COULD IT
BE THAT I AM NOT GETTING THE RIGHT QUANTITY AT THE WRONG TIME OF THE DAY

Re: HELP WITH NERVES AND TAKING EFEXOR

Posted by Cindy W on January 26, 2000, at 20:58:47

In reply to HELP WITH NERVES AND TAKING EFEXOR, posted by LINDA BELL on January 26, 2000, at 14:18:39

> PLEASE HELP ME . I SUFFERED WITH MY NERVES AND MY DOC
> PUT ME ON EFEXOR TWICE A DAY 75MGS ONE IN AMORNING AND ONE AT NIGHT AFTER
> FOOD I AM FEELING A LOT BETTER BUT STILL WAKEN IN A
> MORNING WITH THE SHAKES.IS IT THE TABLETS OR COULD IT
> BE THAT I AM NOT GETTING THE RIGHT QUANTITY AT THE WRONG TIME OF THE DAY

Linda, I take Effexor-XR also. After slowly building up the dose, I now take 225 mg/day. I take it all in the morning with food. It makes me kind of "jittery" (although this has worn off, the longer I've taken it). I want to ask my pdoc about adding something to counteract the jitters (I used to take Serzone, and think a small dose would help); other people have suggested Klonopin and such (I hate downers and would never take those though). Talk to your pdoc about it and see what he/she suggests. Good luck to you!--Cindy W

Re: HELP WITH NERVES AND TAKING EFEXOR

Posted by Noa on January 26, 2000, at 23:13:17

In reply to Re: HELP WITH NERVES AND TAKING EFEXOR, posted by Cindy W on January 26, 2000, at 20:58:47

I find that Serzone does help to mitigate the jittery effects of effexor. I take it at night and it helps me sleep, in addition to slowing the jitters down throughout the day and night. I still have some jitters, though, but it is possible they are due to anxiety (I tend to get anxious when recovering from depression, and I also have something in my life right now that is anxiety producing).

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