Breaking point. ... 4 weeks on efexor
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hi i started efexor xr 4 weeks ago for a mixture of high anxiety and depression. i have been increased frim 75xr to 150mg 2 days ago but took 112.5 for 3 days before moving up i feel the constant side effect is anxiety not much better than prior to starting. gp has give me diazepam i take it occasionally when im about to go mad but i really want to see this drug settling all this. i am bit worried about increasing as im fine build and am worried about the noradrenaline component would this make you more alert my initally feeling was fight and flight stuck in i overdrive beforei started . i would love to know any opininons as my patience is running very thin and my life is crap cant even go to work
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lynn67615 helen07497
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i just moved up from 37.5 to 75xr . does the anxiety get worse when you increase.
helen07497 lynn67615
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i dont think so Lynn to be honest if you still dont feel much better in a week i would get it increased again i was told 75 was a low dose and was on it for 3 weeks with not much improvement i am on 150 mg now 4 days and feel i have turned a corner i think its just the original anxiety is still there if you are feeling not much better i think the common dose is 150 mg
lynn67615 helen07497
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i thought you said you did get anxiety when you increased
helen07497
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i dont think 37.5 mg would do amything for you unless you hsve very mild anxiety