SunsetParadise49 Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 I went to my Pediatric Cardiologist today and was put on a SRRI...I think that's the right name! Anyway, it's called Effexor, for the first two weeks I'm to take 37.5mg then from there on out I'd take 75mg. If the Effexor does not seem to be working he'll put me on another one until we get my genticist blood work results back to see I could give myself shots every week. I'm going to go, I'm pretty tired...I just wanted to fill you all in!Gwendolyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunfish Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 hi gwen - effexor is an SSRI (so you were very close!) which is short for "selective seretonin reuptake inhibitor". many on the board have done well on one of the SSRIs at one time or another (although of course we're all different so some haven't.) there have been a number of discussions re: various SSRIs too so you may want to do a search on the topic (or on effexor alone). the search button is at the upper righthand corner of the screen. here are a few of the threads though:http://dinet.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=2823&hl=ssrihttp://dinet.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=128&hl=ssrihttp://dinet.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=1825&hl=ssrigood luck with the new med. in general the SSRIs take a bit of time to get into your system so you may have to use a bit of patience, but some have found the results well worth the wait.:-)melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corina Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Hi Gwendolyn,I'm using seroxat, which helps with my hyperreactivity. Wish you best of luck with this new med,Corina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eillyre Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Hope this one works out for you, Gwen! Keep up posted on how things go!Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJVDK Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 HOPE IT WORKS, YOU WILL HAVE TO LET US KNOW!GOOD LUCK WITH IT! AJVDK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poohbear Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Good luck! Hope you are feeling some positive benefits from it soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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