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    Re: 75mg-150mg?

    Ok thanks Nicola, my anxiety has got alot less in the last few days.
    My mood is still low, just wondering if i would benefit to an increase.
    Still not sure why my doctor suggested an increase this early on though?
    I guess 75mg is the starting dose and she thinks i would do better on 150mg?
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    Re: 75mg-150mg?

    150mg is the theraputic dose for anxiety/panic disorders according to my physchatrist xx
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    What does theraputic mean?..lol. x

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    erm....lol.....the dose thats recommended...i think lol xx
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    Re: 75mg-150mg?

    Gav,

    The therapeutic dose is the dose at which a med is effective for a condition. According to the drug trials, the lowest therapeutic dose for ven is 75mg and I'm proof that that's true as it works for me. The highest therapeutic dose for anxiety is 225mg but for depression it's 375mg. It all comes from the results of the trials.

    The recommended starting dose for GAD is 75mg and it states that individuals may benefit from an increase, hence stabilising first to see if that's the best dose. The starting dose for panic disorder is 37.5mg with an increase to 75mg a week later. This explains why some of us were started on 37.5 and others on 75. It's always best to stabilise on lowest possible dose, for obvious reasons.

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    Re: 75mg-150mg?

    Ahh thanks Pip!
    Im not going to rush into upping the dose, but at the same time i dont want to be wasting time at the wrong dose.
    See how i feel next week on 75mg and have a chat to my doctor again i think, im def not as anxious as i was, and i havent even had a diazepam today for the first time in 2 weeks!

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    Re: 75mg-150mg?

    For anyone who comes accross this thread, i have now increased to 150mg XL a week ago, and only experienced very slight SE's, nowhere near as bad as the start up effects.

    Hope this helps!

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    Re: 75mg-150mg?

    My doctor put me from 75mg to 150mg after two weeks. In all honesty I didnt notice any side effects at all. I havent had much success with this tablet so that could be why. if you dont feel comfortable with the jump suggest to your doctor that you would like to give it a little longer. Its your body, your choice x
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