![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 4 of 4. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by sorrel on March 21, 2003, at 14:15:03
can someone clearly explain the difference between EFFEXOR XR EFFEXOR XL, Effexor and then prozac. because i am completely confused.i don't want to know about the side effects but what they do. . i understand that XR is Extended Release. But what's XL and what are these prescribed for . I'm just on Effexor and remeron for depression and anxiety, i find effexor makes me agitated and agressive and i have also had severe sleep problems which is what the remeron is for and it works great (although it has made me gain weight). So i was wondering if these are similar to plain effexor do they cut out the agressiveness and agitation so i wouldn't have to take remerom (if only for sleep)? Prozac didn't work for me but i was told it works on different chemical so that is out. Then XR and XL came out and I was wondering do they have more. somehow i came to the conclusion that effexor xr is just like prozac and that plain effexor is completely different working on different chemicals. How do they work? why is extended release better and why wouldn't someone want to take extended release?
Posted by stjames on March 21, 2003, at 14:50:23
In reply to completely confused explain XR XL and just effexor, posted by sorrel on March 21, 2003, at 14:15:03
> can someone clearly explain the difference between EFFEXOR XR EFFEXOR XL, Effexor
There is only an XR, no such thing as XL.
XR means extended release. It is longer lasting
but otherwise no different from Effexor (no XR)
Posted by NikkiT2 on March 21, 2003, at 15:26:31
In reply to Re: completely confused explain XR XL and just effexor, posted by stjames on March 21, 2003, at 14:50:23
XL is what XR is in the UK.. SO XL does exist.. just not in America
Nikki
Posted by Krissy P on March 21, 2003, at 23:01:43
In reply to Re: completely confused explain XR XL and just effexor, posted by NikkiT2 on March 21, 2003, at 15:26:31
This is the end of the thread.
Psycho-Babble Medication | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.