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shutterbug · 11-27-2004, 09:51 PM

I was on a 150 mg for more than a year when I had a major depressive episode from my bipolar disorder. The docs have since added a mood stabalizer and boosted my Effexor dose to 225 mg. I will probably be put on a higher dose (300 mg) soon.

The side effect I have from the Effexor is if I forget to take it and go too long then I start to feel really strange. This has been a plus for me as a way to help me remember to take it. It's the only anti-depressant I've ever been able to stay on for more than a month or two...and it seems to work better than the others did for me.

11-27-2004, 09:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
shutterbug A picture's worth a 1000 words Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With any luck, I'm lost in a view finder Posts: 2,947 Blog Entries: 5	I was on a 150 mg for more than a year when I had a major depressive episode from my bipolar disorder. The docs have since added a mood stabalizer and boosted my Effexor dose to 225 mg. I will probably be put on a higher dose (300 mg) soon. The side effect I have from the Effexor is if I forget to take it and go too long then I start to feel really strange. This has been a plus for me as a way to help me remember to take it. It's the only anti-depressant I've ever been able to stay on for more than a month or two...and it seems to work better than the others did for me. __________________ I'M FINE!! Fanatically Insecure Neuratic & Emotional Bipolar/Depression support: 1-800-950-NAMI(6264).