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Posted by Georgina on November 18, 2000, at 16:24:05
Hi,
I've been on Effexor for about 6 months for anxiety. I started to feel unwell with a racing heart (pulse) I went to the doctor and the ecg readout showed a resting heart rate of 120pm (but no problem with blood presure). I am coming off Effexor slowly. I was only on 150mg and after 2 and a half weeks, have managed to get down to 56mg . Thing is, my heart rate hasn't got much better. I'm still having palpatations and a fast heart beat. Is this common? It is very concerning to me.
Thanks for reading this.
Georgina
Posted by JS on November 19, 2000, at 4:10:47
In reply to Coming off Effexor in UK, posted by Georgina on November 18, 2000, at 16:24:05
Fast heart rate, if due to Effexor, will bypass
at some point. Remember that stress increases
heart rate, and when you stop the antidepressant
you may get more stressed because of the lacking
AD effect, withdrawal effects and just because
you are worried about your conditions.A small dose of a beta blocker (say, atenolol
25-50mg) helps with the palpitations and the
heart rate.I'm in a similar kind of situation... Zoloft 50mg
and reboxetine 4mg, palpitations etc. Yesterday
I took a beta blocker, now I wonder what I should
do with the ADs. (Yes I'll see the doc next week.)
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