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Effexor round 2

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Hi everyone,

This is my 5th time on antidepressants, surprisingly not for depression, but anxiety and insomnia. I tried 3 different kinds before finding Effexor. It was hell going on but about 3 weeks in a saw the light. My anxiety was almost completely gone and I started sleeping immediately after starting it. That was 4 years ago. After two years of being on it I wasn’t having the same effect. I was feeling over the idea of being so dependant on something.. so I decided to taper off. Hell all over again. Since starting an accelerated program in school last year the anxiety attacks have creeped back in, I have struggled with insomnia the entire time, sometimes not sleeping for days at a time or only an hour or two a night. I decided to pull the trigger and I’m back on Effexor. I’m on day 7, and yuck. I’m waiting for that light .. I know it takes time. But here I am again. Headaches daily and feeling so tired I could sleep all day. Missing way too much school, did I make the right choice? I feel like my brain isn’t working properly.. I’m in slow motion. That’s my story .. waiting for that light again.

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Are you taking same dose since it stopped working on you before?

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JackBbb in reply to KaylenZackLolaLuna

Taking the lowest dose yes, I was up to 75 mg at one point while on it a few years ago and i couldn’t get use to it so I went back down again

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Hey jack! I am in the same position as you were in! I just wanted to know did your body end up adjusting well?

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