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ItisWineOClock · 06/04/2023 09:37

Has anyone found that a dose increase makes you feel worse. Not just the initial period as your body adjusts but long term.
Venlafaxine went from 225mg to 300mg but if anything I feel more tired, less motivated and more frequently extreme mood changes.
Wondering if it's worth reducing or if anyone knows what happens when your on max dose but not improving, is there anything else I could try?

OP posts:
wurtle · 06/04/2023 10:15

I was on 550mg and it didn't help.

ItisWineOClock · 06/04/2023 13:57

I didn't think you could take that much? My mental health team told me 300mg is usually max???
Have you had anything else prescribed in addition to venlafaxine?

OP posts:
wurtle · 06/04/2023 14:08

I had lithium and some other drugs too.

foxlover47 · 07/04/2023 19:19

Hi OP I've just made a post myself about feeling totally wiped out. I'm on 225mg in the evening and 150mg morning veneaflaxine

foxlover47 · 07/04/2023 19:19

Sorry I've spelt it wrong I always spell it wrong

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