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Effexor: how long before it helped?
Effexor: how long before it helped?
1 month [ 57 ] ** [46.34%]
2 months [ 29 ] ** [23.58%]
3 months [ 9 ] ** [7.32%]
4 months [ 2 ] ** [1.63%]
5 months [ 0 ] ** [0.00%]
6 months [ 2 ] ** [1.63%]
longer [ 1 ] ** [0.81%]
didn't help [ 14 ] ** [11.38%]
unsuitable/too many side effects [ 9 ] ** [7.32%]
Total Votes: 78
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firelizardee
post Jul 11 2004, 10:51 AM
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I thought this poll might be useful for folk.

This was the results from the old site.

Question: Effexor: how long before it started to take effect :: Total Votes:73
Votes Statistics
1 month 38  [52.05%]
2 months 10  [13.70%]
3 months 5  [6.85%]
4 months 1  [1.37%]
5 months  1  [1.37%]
6 monts 2  [2.74%]
Longer  0  [0.00%]
wasn't suitable/didn't work 16  [21.92%]

As you can see it should work in 1 to 3 months.  Though some find it takes longer.  And approximately 1 in 5 people will find it is not suitable for them.

Remember though this is not a scientific study, so the results are only based on personal experiences of members who joined DF.

Take care and I wish you the best if taking Effexor.
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post Oct 31 2009, 09:15 AM
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after several hours of taking Effexor XR @75mg, I immediately felt better as if my severe depression was gone and I thought my life is back on track and that in no time i will fully recover. For the 1st time since i became extremely suicidal, I felt relief and normal again. Sad to say that the 'normalization' only lasted for a week before I plunged back into my depressive state. I continued to take it at 75mg for a month with no improvement and my doc increased my dosage to 150mg yesterday. Took it and still feel deeply in the pits. I really hope that it will work at this higher dosage as I really wish I can feel back the same way I felt during my 1st week with Effexor.
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- firelizardee   Effexor: how long before it helped?   Jul 11 2004, 10:51 AM
- - firelizardee   its usually 6 to 8 weeks but over 40% found it hel...   Mar 1 2008, 06:20 AM
|- - DoubleHelix   QUOTE (firelizardee @ Mar 1 2008, 03:20 A...   Mar 1 2008, 08:22 PM
- - firelizardee   psychocandy if it was a short term side effect it...   Mar 1 2008, 04:22 PM
- - firelizardee   I'm not sure I'll try and ask my pdoc when...   Mar 2 2008, 03:24 PM
- - Lost in the Past   This is a hard one to answer. I felt better when ...   Mar 2 2008, 10:07 PM
|- - psychocandy   QUOTE (Lost in the Past @ Mar 3 2008, 03...   Mar 8 2008, 03:47 PM
- - firelizardee   Most people will feel an initial high when startin...   Mar 3 2008, 09:50 AM
- - firelizardee   the most therapeutic dose is 225 mg or 300mg, so 1...   Mar 9 2008, 10:47 AM
- - Natalja   Hello, I've been on Venlafaxine for about 3 we...   Jul 28 2008, 02:56 PM
- - squishy   It has taken six long weeks but I am finally seein...   Nov 25 2008, 10:25 PM
- - lonelycavy   i have been on efexor for 2 weeks now and nothing ...   Jan 22 2009, 05:56 AM
|- - kiwichic   lonely cavy i have been on it for 2 weeks also an...   Jan 30 2009, 02:47 AM
- - TruL   I was prescribed Venlafaxine 18 months ago was tak...   Feb 11 2009, 04:49 AM
- - zeus21   I am taking effexor for 3 weeks( 75 mg daily) but ...   Mar 4 2009, 08:50 AM
- - amakgv   After 3 weeks, I think it's time to talk to yo...   Mar 4 2009, 02:15 PM
- - zeus21   Last 7 days i am on 150 mg. i think that i am more...   Mar 13 2009, 11:53 AM
- - roro123   Hey guys.. OH MY GOD!!!!!...   Apr 16 2009, 05:30 AM
- - anxiety81   Ok. So its week 2 of upping my dose from 75mg for ...   Apr 21 2009, 07:48 AM
|- - Smurfette17   Hi all, This is my first post on the forum. I s...   Apr 22 2009, 10:17 AM
- - lonleysindy   smurfette, Effexor can take up to 8 weeks for the...   Apr 27 2009, 08:28 AM
- - JoshBz   Effexor was the first A/D I was put on. I was star...   Jul 3 2009, 05:14 AM
- - plutoman   It worked relatively quickly for me (a couple of w...   Jul 30 2009, 03:27 AM
- - britgirl   I took my first venlafaxine 75mg this morning, I w...   Sep 3 2009, 07:19 AM
- - Thundertrack   afther nine days i builiging up, there were some b...   Sep 15 2009, 03:30 AM
- - RubyFox   Hi everyone! This is actually my first post on...   Sep 18 2009, 12:24 AM
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