Hello,
Since may i started with effexor 37,5 mg (XR) and did build it up to 225 mg (150 mg XR in the morning en 75 mg in the evening). I'm using it for my anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue syndrom. I must say it reduces my anxiety by about 50% so that's really fine. I noticed that @ 225 mg a day i did however get even more fatigue then i already was. So the doctor and i decided to lower the dose to 150 mg (75 mg in the morning and 75 mg in the evening).
I didn't had much problems with lowering the dose which has been about 2 months ago. But since last month i now and then get withdrawal symptoms i recognise from paxil. I get brainzaps and the feeling that my head can't keep up with the body that's moving. It's not as extreem as when i completely quitted the paxil, but it is obvious these are the same symptoms. Is this normal or does someone recognises this? It like my body says you don't use it anymore but i'm always using 150 mg a day and alsmost everydag @ the same time.
This is really awkward and this makes feel like quitting the effexor. Also because it doesn't help for my fatigue at all, onl worsening it and my sex drive has gone really low. Besides that there's the problem that just before reaching orgasm the erection disappears. Sometimes it may take as long as 20 minutes to reach the orgasm at last and then it looks like i can reach the second one right after that. But just before i come the second time the feeling disappears just like the first time. My body seems pretty confused of the meds. :(
Hope someone can tell me if they have the same problems.
Thanks!
Since may i started with effexor 37,5 mg (XR) and did build it up to 225 mg (150 mg XR in the morning en 75 mg in the evening). I'm using it for my anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue syndrom. I must say it reduces my anxiety by about 50% so that's really fine. I noticed that @ 225 mg a day i did however get even more fatigue then i already was. So the doctor and i decided to lower the dose to 150 mg (75 mg in the morning and 75 mg in the evening).
I didn't had much problems with lowering the dose which has been about 2 months ago. But since last month i now and then get withdrawal symptoms i recognise from paxil. I get brainzaps and the feeling that my head can't keep up with the body that's moving. It's not as extreem as when i completely quitted the paxil, but it is obvious these are the same symptoms. Is this normal or does someone recognises this? It like my body says you don't use it anymore but i'm always using 150 mg a day and alsmost everydag @ the same time.
This is really awkward and this makes feel like quitting the effexor. Also because it doesn't help for my fatigue at all, onl worsening it and my sex drive has gone really low. Besides that there's the problem that just before reaching orgasm the erection disappears. Sometimes it may take as long as 20 minutes to reach the orgasm at last and then it looks like i can reach the second one right after that. But just before i come the second time the feeling disappears just like the first time. My body seems pretty confused of the meds. :(
Hope someone can tell me if they have the same problems.
Thanks!
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