medication failure again...

[pinkflamingo01]

My Effexor is making me physically feel ill with nausea, and muscle joint pain but it is helping my overall mental health so I guess that is just some side-effects I will have to deal with. I recently increased to 150mg because I start school again (in about a month) and that is a whole lot of stress and anxiety so I thought increase it now so that it is steady for this semester. I took it yesterday and I already feel numb because it is so high. THOUGHTS? Should I try it out or just go back down to 121.5?

[porcupyne]

Tell your doctor what’s going on

Sounds like you need med change

Been there!

[jimstitzel]

I'd consult with your doctor. I've been on Effexor for almost three years now and never had any of the side effects you mention. But everyone's body and brain chemistry is different. I actually take 300mg a day in order to keep my depression in check. I do know that, for me at least, any time I have a med change or adjustment, there's a week or two where I feel ill until my body adjusts. I don't know how long it's been since your latest adjustment, but it's at least worth talking to your doctor about. It may well be that there's something that needs to be changed or added to your daily regime to help with the side effects. I can't give much more advice than that, though, since my own experience with Effexor has been overwhelming positive.