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effexor 300mg.

I am on day two. My mood = mean as a snake. Why? My blood pressure and a wife (common law, though not for much longer) wife who is actually antagonizing me. She sent me a text from the next room saying something along the lines of 'you can't be that sick if you're on the internet. I didn't have the money to fill my script, I am a personal trainer and the commission cheques never came in for whatever reason. It kind of messed up my schedule. Anyway, long story short, I have been trying to explain, research, try and make her understand that this is not something that you can just quit. She told me to go and kill myself because she said that I was 'rude' to her. Maybe I was. But never to that extent. Ever. And if she is sick, which is often, she has got something called Angioedema that requires high doses of anti-histamine and Epi-pens,  and we happen to be arguing (which really isn't often) no matter how bothered or annoyed I am, I drop everything to make sure that she is OK.

I guess this wasn't really a question - but more of a vent.  I am usually extremely articulate but I can't even focus well enough to read this page. Sweating, nausea, zaps.

I am sorry if this isn't supposed to be here. I guess I am just looking for people to commiserate with.

Jason
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Thank you so much for taking the time to write this. I really do appreciate it.
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The answer to your question is that it usually take a while before you get therapeutic benefits from the medicine. Especially with the reuptake inhibitors (like Effexor).

The lag usually varies from 2 to 4 weeks. Some will get no good response to the medicine suggesting trying another one, especially another kind.

This is part of the reason why you can experience withdrawal symptoms quick (its like the side-effects you get when starting using the medicine). You can become very irritable and have brain zaps after just only 2 days off the drug. The therapeutic effect at treating your depression would usually suggest at least 1 week off the medication to say it isn't active anymore relative to your brain chemistry and how long you've been on the drug. A lot of people, for example, stop taking their meds because they feel good and what do you know is that most of the time, 1 week after stopping will suggest your brain chemistry is back to the other state. The longer you've been on the drug, the longer the lag usually but sudden side-effects can be a bit overwhelming and especially with Effexor.

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