Posted by justbegun on March 10, 2005, at 14:20:37
In reply to Re: Effexor xr 600 mg? » Zelda57, posted by Wildflower on March 9, 2005, at 9:07:02
Yikes. I like my Effexor, and once was pumped up to 300mg+ dose for a year, but... there are 2 risks I am thinking about for you. #1 is the unknown... there is no research on long-term side effects at that dose, although it is known that Effexor has caused heart and/or liver damage. #2 is the nightmare of withdrawal even when reducing Effexor by a tiny bit.
Is EffexorXR all you are on? Maybe a nice little drug cocktail could "boost" the Effexor effect without adding a lot of intolerable side effects? It's annoying and time-consuming to experiment with a little of this and a pinch of that(Wellbutrin, trazodone, Zoloft, Luvox, Ritalin, Adderall, are just a few I've tried) but it's amazing what drug synergy can do.
Good luck and please be careful...
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