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Posted by thinkingitover on November 20, 2008, at 12:28:19
Are the doses equivalent? I find if I take Effexor IR I feel wonky (headachy) whereas Effexor XR is more gentle. Should I go down on the IR a bit?
I gotta take the IR because I don't have insurance! :(
Any idea why one makes me feel wonky, and the other doesn't ???
Posted by softheprairie on November 21, 2008, at 3:31:53
In reply to Are Effexor IR and Effexor XR doses the same?, posted by thinkingitover on November 20, 2008, at 12:28:19
I would think you would take the same total number of milligrams on either type, but the IR you would split to take multiple times a day. Effexor gave me headaches too, getting worse at higher doses, but not having enough antidepressant effect at lower doses. I first took Effexor before its maker released an XR form of the drug, and I think I took it some in morning and some in evening. Later I was on it in XR form, just once a day. In addition to the headaches, at high dose I felt like it made my cognition sort of cloudy.
> Are the doses equivalent? I find if I take Effexor IR I feel wonky (headachy) whereas Effexor XR is more gentle. Should I go down on the IR a bit?
> I gotta take the IR because I don't have insurance! :(
> Any idea why one makes me feel wonky, and the other doesn't ???
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