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Posted by DN on July 27, 2001, at 12:16:41
I'm currently at 300mg of effexor. My underlying symtoms are OCD,GAD,Panic,ADD. I've notice that with every increase in this medication my ADD symtoms seem to get exacerbated. For example, I have little or no reading comprehesion or attencion span. If I take a stimulant my anxiety symtoms seems to get exacerbated. I've taken all the SSRI's, some MAOI's, all the new AP's, and some stimulants without succuss. Does anyone have any suggestions. You can probably tell from my rambling what king of attention span I really have.
Thanks in advance.Dave
Posted by pellmell on July 27, 2001, at 16:09:06
In reply to Effexor cognitive issues, posted by DN on July 27, 2001, at 12:16:41
Dave,
I don't have any suggestions, but I feel your pain. I'm on 150mg, and my thinking seems to have slooowed down a bit since I started Effexor about a month ago. Of course, this slowed thinking thing is one of the biggest symptoms of my depression/social anxeity, but still... I saw my pdoc this week and mentioned this, saying "I don't know if it's an effect of the Effexor or just an unresolved symptom..." He seemed to think it was the latter. I dunno. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way on this drug.
I've noticed a bit of dry mouth on this stuff, which is a sign of an anticholinergic effect. Maybe Effexor is more anticholinergic than the docs think. If it is, that would explain the cognitive blahs.
I dunno. It's doing a lot more good than harm at this point. I'm staying on it another month at this dose. I see my pdoc at the end of August, when we'll decide where to go from there. He mentioned something about adding something else to "tweak" it (though I have no clue what he's got in mind).
Anyway... good luck. Hopefully someone else can give you some real advice. :)
-pm
Posted by Zo on July 27, 2001, at 23:38:32
In reply to Re: Effexor cognitive issues, posted by pellmell on July 27, 2001, at 16:09:06
If I remember correctly, 150 mgs is still way subclinical, so I would suspect you are undermedicated. If you get up to, say, 300 mgs and still feel blah, then you will know it's the Effexor. Which my pdoc uses widely and happily for it's *lack* of cogntive side effects. I'd be dumb as a post without it.
Best of luck,
Zo
Posted by pellmell on July 30, 2001, at 10:54:51
In reply to Re: Effexor cognitive issues » pellmell, posted by Zo on July 27, 2001, at 23:38:32
Thanks so much for the encouragment! (I need that sort of thing :) )
-pm
> If I remember correctly, 150 mgs is still way subclinical, so I would suspect you are undermedicated. If you get up to, say, 300 mgs and still feel blah, then you will know it's the Effexor. Which my pdoc uses widely and happily for it's *lack* of cogntive side effects. I'd be dumb as a post without it.
>
> Best of luck,
> Zo
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