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Is 375g Of Effexor The Right Medicine For Depression?

Ive been on 375g of efexor for about years while it stabilized my mood I've always still felt being on the edge of falling into depression. In the last year I have started having episodes of uncontrolled crying and sadness lasting a day or two. This is ruining my life I'm never quite happy and now have to deal with the added embrassment of these episodes, I become nonfunctional and have had to leave work on these occasions. What can I do????
Thu, 4 Jun 2015
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Hello thanks for choosing HCM for your health related queries

I can understand your concern. Effexor is Venlafaxine and the drug is a SNRI drug. The drug is used in doses of 37.5-150 mg per day depending upon the symptoms and clinicians decision. The drug is a useful drug for moderate to severe depression. If even on this drug your symptoms are persisting then in my opinion there is need to change the doses of the drug. The symptoms like crying spells, sadness etc are due to persistent depression only. Please visit your psychiatrist and ask for proper dose adjustments. In my opinion dose increase should help to control these symptoms.

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Is 375g Of Effexor The Right Medicine For Depression?

Hello thanks for choosing HCM for your health related queries I can understand your concern. Effexor is Venlafaxine and the drug is a SNRI drug. The drug is used in doses of 37.5-150 mg per day depending upon the symptoms and clinicians decision. The drug is a useful drug for moderate to severe depression. If even on this drug your symptoms are persisting then in my opinion there is need to change the doses of the drug. The symptoms like crying spells, sadness etc are due to persistent depression only. Please visit your psychiatrist and ask for proper dose adjustments. In my opinion dose increase should help to control these symptoms. Thanks, Hope this helps you. Take care