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Okay, as you all may know by now I have started this effexor XR and I am up to 75 mg a day. I'm supposed to go back to psychiatrist today, but my car is acting up and I don't know if I can make it or not. But the problem is yesterday evening, I was headed home, I got to feeling pretty useless...

@hodge you can take it even with low blood pressure? I've started Effexor and am having trouble sleeping. I was before hand too, so I was wondering what to take and not have a hang over affect. Any ideas? I used to take trazodone, but that's been a long time ago.

Well now I went from 37.5 mg. of effexor to 75 mg and first day I had more energy and that was good got some stuff I've been needing to do at home done. But now I am having trouble getting good rest. Oh this sucks!

Is that the point of medication to not feel much? I wasn't crying or feeling exceptionally anxious. Just was tired most of the time, even when I was sleeping I was tired. Granted I don't get angry as easily, but I don't feel much of anything today. Other days I feel "blah". It's only been...

Did they put you on anything else after the Effexor?

Someone suggested upping my dose. But will upping it make me more blah or more energy? I just started getting where I had more energy, was doing pretty good I thought, then my dad got sick and ended up in the hospital and all of a sudden I would sleep, but would still be tired. I was topamax...

I just really don't like this feeling of not wanting to do anything. I had finally got rid of that after so many years of being on 40 mg celexa and Zoloft before that. Will this feeling go away? And will I have energy again?

Well I went ahead and did start taking it almost a week ago. I've kept taking, I'm trying to give it a chance. It's hard right now. I think it's helping I don't feel like my emotions are all over the place, which some part of me kind of liked it feeling but I feel like maybe I'm not as...

Wow several people have viewed, but no comments. HMMM! What's up? I thought these forums were to help people, but maybe not.

How does effexor make you feel? T said it might help me sleep better so I thought I might go ahead and try it, but 2nd along the afternoon I kind of felt just blah or yuck. I'm just so hesitant to take anymore meds because I have been doing pretty good with what I've been on. Just all of a...

I have never experienced it, but I would imagine if you have lost a significant amount of weight it might make a difference. I would check with the dr. Because they prescribe based on size and weight as well as age and tolerance. Just a thought.

Well when I started weening off of some of my meds in January they also added some birth control. It did better for a while, but I started having more trouble getting enough rest after my dad got sick. I think instead of trying more meds for awhile, I might just start trying to incorporate...

I guess this post didn't make much sense. I'm not against medicine. I've been on meds for years and thought I was getting off of a lot of it and now I guess you could say hit a speed bump in that my dad got sick and he's better but now I sleep but still tired and then mood swings it just stinks

I'm not sure what I need anymore. I don't want to be depressed anymore. I don't want to need help. I know I may need some medication for the rest of my life to keep me from hurting myself or to keep me from trying to run my car into a tree for example. Right now I just don't want to deal with...

Immediate release not xr. Does that make a difference?

I was just wondering the psych just prescribed me effexor and I haven't started it yet. But I noticed online it says not to mix it with tramadol which I already take. I've only seen this psych twice and don't know much about him. So I'm just wondering what if anyone else has taken both and if...

The psychiatrist gave a script for effexor now and I look up medication you shouldn't take with it and I take one of them. I already take 50 mg tramadol 3 x a day. It's a small dose of effexor that was supposed to be added to my celexa so now I don't know whether to get it. I may have to wait...

@Snowflakes thank you for explaining. I appreciate any help and any response. I had just not the term "my sufferer" before and with my past history it triggered a different thought and I'm sorry. I am glad you are here to help and are able to help her. My husband is patient he doesn't...

@Snowflakes can I ask what did you mean by caring for your sufferer? And maybe I should have given cymbalta more time I just didn't like how I felt. I don't know. Today I feel a little better, not hurting as much. Still some anxiety this morning probably about deciding what to do. I am seeing...

Finally figured out how to reply to post on my phone lol. I just started therapy about the same time as seeing psych. Therapist is working on cognitive therapy I think. Only had a few sessions so far. I am wondering if my emotions are more erratic because of coming off the cymbalta. I want to...

First off a little about myself. I was diagnosed in 2001 with a breakdown basically walking in circles with anxiety bad, post partum set it off found out later my kids dad had been abusing my daughters for several years. Had been with him since I was 18, so mental manipulation and verbal/mental...