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Increase from 75mg to 150mg having few side effects

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tom03008
tom03008

Hi

6 weeks ago I got tapered from sertraline to Venlafaxine 50mg amd was on 50mg for 4 weeks. I felt a bit of improvement but had a few niggling side effects like tight stomach, bloating and anxiety slowly creeping back in but nothing compared to what it has been like. I was raised to 150mg 2 weeks ago and getting stomach tightness and bit of anxiety again which started couple of days ago. Will this pass or the tablets not really working? I’m scared that I don’t want to go down hill again when I relapsed 6 months ago which is in all my old posts.

Any help anyone? 

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    Guest tom03008

    Posted

    Hi tom

    I'm on 75 mg gradual release venlafaxine

    Dosage

    Went up from 37.5 mg which I was on for a week.

    I feel the anxiety has decreased slightly

    But because I'm signed off work

    I'm thinking it's because of that and maybe not the medication

    I'm speaking to my GP tomorrow

    And might ask about increasing the dosage , sorry I can't answer your question..

    Did you know much difference when you upped your dose ?

    Best wishes.

    • Rhubarb57
      Rhubarb57 Guest

      Posted

      Hi Gary! I increased from 37.5mg to 75mg 4 days ago. Just wondering how you got on with your increase? X
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