proteus
03-07-12, 20:20
Hey there everyone!
Lately, I've been seeing a psych and she figures that I have ADD and an anxiety disorder of some kind.
She initially put me on Fluoxetine 20mg, which made me feel a bit nervous and didn't really help. I've also tried Sertraline before which seemed to do very little.
She's now decided that I should start taking Venlafaxine, initially taking 37.5mg IR once daily and then upping it to twice daily after a week.
I'm new to all of this, so I have a few questions:
1. I stopped taking the Fluoxetine 20mg yesterday. My psychiatrist says that I only need to wait a day or two before I take the Venlafaxine. Does that sound about right?
2. What should I be expecting to feel during the initial few days/weeks that I take it? (I read the side effect leaflet/the internet and it scared me :ohmy: )
3. Is it effective for social anxiety type problems?
4. Should I take Diazepam with it initially? I've seen this suggested before.
5. Are there any precautions I need to take when I'm on it and past the initial side effects?
6. Exactly how unforgiving is it with regards to missing a dose? Is it so bad that even forgetting to take it once will result in major unhappiness, or do you need to slip up a few times?
Thanks everyone!
- Proteus
Lately, I've been seeing a psych and she figures that I have ADD and an anxiety disorder of some kind.
She initially put me on Fluoxetine 20mg, which made me feel a bit nervous and didn't really help. I've also tried Sertraline before which seemed to do very little.
She's now decided that I should start taking Venlafaxine, initially taking 37.5mg IR once daily and then upping it to twice daily after a week.
I'm new to all of this, so I have a few questions:
1. I stopped taking the Fluoxetine 20mg yesterday. My psychiatrist says that I only need to wait a day or two before I take the Venlafaxine. Does that sound about right?
2. What should I be expecting to feel during the initial few days/weeks that I take it? (I read the side effect leaflet/the internet and it scared me :ohmy: )
3. Is it effective for social anxiety type problems?
4. Should I take Diazepam with it initially? I've seen this suggested before.
5. Are there any precautions I need to take when I'm on it and past the initial side effects?
6. Exactly how unforgiving is it with regards to missing a dose? Is it so bad that even forgetting to take it once will result in major unhappiness, or do you need to slip up a few times?
Thanks everyone!
- Proteus