Posted by Aleksander on January 2, 2004, at 13:00:20
In reply to effexor-mood swings, posted by ccg on January 1, 2004, at 16:45:37
I too was on Effexor and got off of it twice.
I also had mood swings: for two weeks I would feel at least "numb" that is to say, not being so deep in a hole of depression as I was without Effexor. But then things would go bad for a week or so and so on and on... So I decided to switch off the effexor (I was taking it in a range 75-225mg, mostly at 75mg for short periods even at 225mg without better result). I had some side-effect but not to severe. After few days od redrawal I actualy felt much much better for about two weeks and then - wham, full scaled depression back. Ithen tempered with some other drugs with no success and then come back to Effexor (better some relief then none). But now I am on a benzo Xanax (2mg daily) which acts on me similar (for some days better) than Effexor,
but it is said to be addictive and I to seem to notice that it works best at short period when the dosage is increased. So I started also with tianeptine (Coaxil) few days ago and any benefit from it is still to manifest if it is to be.
(As your horrible effects concerned, I noticed similar when I forgot to take it for a day or two, especially when at higher dose, in your case perhaps the response is so much more intense because off a long period of time, that you are taking this drug. I took it the longest for 6 months. That is just my amateur opinion as is the next: I don't consider it a smart move to even increase the dosage.)Good luck!
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