Venlafaxine

[kim!!]

Hi docs have started me on this Venlafaxine I was just wondering if anyone else is on this an how do u feel on it an is it working? I get scared starting new meds :unsure:

[Tims]

Hey Kim
I started venlafaxine last year and it started working pretty quick and was effective. I started at 75mg I'm now on 150 but I did go up to 225mg for a while, are you switching from another med or taking anything else with the Ven ?
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Tims

[kim!!]

Hi tims I was on sertraline but stopped that awhile ago, I'm on propanalol now 40mg I'm starting on the lowest dose! I'm getting really bad again that's why they told me to go back on meds I thought I was getting better obviously not :weep:

[Lan69]

Hi
I started on ven 10 weeks ago. Was on 2 x 37.5 mg a day then changed it to the slow release. My dose was increased 2 weeks ago to 112mg a day. I take it in combo with mirtazapine and I have improved especially with the awful morning anxiety

[kim!!]

Hi lan69 I'm hoping this works for me too! I've heard good stuff about it but everyone is different, I'm on 37.5mg slow release

[Lan69]

Have you started taking it yet ?

[BikerMatt]

Hi lan69 I'm hoping this works for me too! I've heard good stuff about it but everyone is different, I'm on 37.5mg slow release

Kim, That's interesting is it definitely 37.5 slow release? my gp point blank told me 37.5 isn't available in slow release

[Tims]

Hi guys
Lan, was it adding the mirt that helped with morning anxiety?

[Lan69]

Hi guys
Lan, was it adding the mirt that helped with morning anxiety?

Well I have been on mirt for a year and since adding the ven my morning anxiety isn't as severe
My GPs doesnt prescribe 37.5mg in slow release either

[MyNameIsTerry]

Kim, That's interesting is it definitely 37.5 slow release? my gp point blank told me 37.5 isn't available in slow release

That would be like taking 18.75mg twice a day. I don't think they make Ven lower that 37.5mg so I doubt they make XR/MR lower than twice that to account for the minimum expected dose.

[kim!!]

This is second day of taking it an she said its slow release! I woke up this morning with bad sweating felt really hot an like I was going to pass out I hope it sorts me out

[MyNameIsTerry]

It will probably say MR, XR, slow release or prolonged release on the box.

[kim!!]

It says on the pack XL 37.5mg prolonged-release capsules

[Lan69]

My psychiatrist wants me to up to 150mg but I'm feeling a bit nervous about it

[BikerMatt]

That would be like taking 18.75mg twice a day. I don't think they make Ven lower that 37.5mg so I doubt they make XR/MR lower than twice that to account for the minimum expected dose.

Agreed:D I was to start 75mg XR last October, took one and it blew my head off. Asked my gp for 37.5 but haven't taken them.