Posted by Kacy on August 21, 2003, at 20:59:41
In reply to Re: Potential weight gain over time?, posted by Mike Oxsbig on August 21, 2003, at 14:42:21
I use Effexor and Straterra. I only use 75 mg of Effexor. I use 100 mg of Straterra.
Even when I went up to 225 mg of Effexor where the NE effects are supposed to have started, I never had the same affect as Straterra, so I think the two drugs are different and am skeptical about the Lexapro/Straterra combo being the equivalent of Effexor.
I started at 40 mg of Straterra for four days and then went to 80 mg for three months. The third month the effects waned some so I went to 100. I didn't have nausea except for the first day. I only had a queasy stomach. (I took it when my stomach was empty.) After a week or so, I could take it on an empty stomach with coffee and have no problems. That's what I do everyday.
I'm having trouble getting over the sedation,though, with the 100 mg. dose. I got over it at the 80 mg. dose. How long has it taken some of you to get over that effect? It is lasting all afternoon. Taking it in the evening brought back some of the anxiety that Straterra decreased, so I don't want to do that. Taking it twice a day didn't help, either.
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