Posted by Megan on June 3, 2000, at 20:32:45
In reply to Re: Effexor side effects vs Effexor XR side effects, posted by anne on April 30, 1999, at 14:46:39
I started taking Effexor XR about two years ago. I started taking 37.5 mg on the first day and 75 mg on the second day so that the dose settled around 50 mg. I gradually increased the dose to 75 mg after about the first year and I've been taking 150 mg a day for maybe the past 6 months. I found that my body needed a long time to adjust to the medication. Since I've been taking 150 mg a day, I've started sweating really bad at night and dreaming heavily. I seem to also have a real hard time waking up in the morning. (I take my dose at breakfast so I don't know if the medication has anything to do with this or not.)
I'm wondering if anyone has noticed that it doesn't take nearly as long to get tipsy if you've been drinking, or if the difficulty sleeping side effect is heightened by ingesting too much caffeine?
My suggestion to anyone that's having trouble adjusting would be to try 37.5 mg on day one and 75 mg on day two if 75 mg each day seems to be too much. This really helped me adjust. Also, if you've just started taking it, be prepared if you miss a dose 'cause my head always feels funny, I feel a little dizzy, and I drop things and run into things. I also get headaches. I read that if you miss a dose by more than several hours that you should skip the dose altogether and wait until it's time to take the next one, but I can't wait that long. I feel too bad.
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