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Changing to split dosage tablets

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lesterlcm
lesterlcm

Hi... i was wondering if anyone has been told that they HAVE to change to split dosage (twice a day) venlafaxine tablets as the NHS no longer pays for the slow release (XR) capsule version. i have been on velafaxine 150 - 225mg XR for 16 years and have been "pretty" stable. My GP says i need to move to the tablets that have never worked for me and has actually mis-prescribed them. Has anyone else had this issue? 

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  • paul63838
    paul63838 lesterlcm

    Posted

    I take 300 my at night don't now if the 150mm are slow release but by 10m I'm starting to flag.
    • paul63838
      paul63838

      Posted

      Bloody spell checker. mg not mm
  • pixie22
    pixie22 lesterlcm

    Posted

    Quite a while ago I was switched to slow release tablets -VENLALIC XL - and these worked just as well for me as the Effexor XL capsules. This was on the NHS.
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