Often, depression or anxiety medicines need to be changed (or the dosage tweaked up or down) because there has been a change in their effectiveness.
There are many good medications on the market that tackle anxiety and/or depression (the two are often combined because they often respond to the same medication). If you feel that the Effexor is no longer working for you or that it's increasing some symptoms for you, I agree with Alison, you need to talk to your doctor soon.
Figuring out where your anxiety disorder stems from can be complicated. Are you in therapy? I also have an anxiety disorder, and therapy has helped me enormously. Studies have shown that therapy plus medication is more successful than medication alone.
Can you call your doctor to ask about the medicine, and maybe a referral to a therapist (or psychologist, like Alison suggested?)
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Often, depression or anxiety medicines need to be changed (or the dosage tweaked up or down) because there has been a change in their effectiveness.
There are many good medications on the market that tackle anxiety and/or depression (the two are often combined because they often respond to the same medication). If you feel that the Effexor is no longer working for you or that it's increasing some symptoms for you, I agree with Alison, you need to talk to your doctor soon.
Figuring out where your anxiety disorder stems from can be complicated. Are you in therapy? I also have an anxiety disorder, and therapy has helped me enormously. Studies have shown that therapy plus medication is more successful than medication alone.
Can you call your doctor to ask about the medicine, and maybe a referral to a therapist (or psychologist, like Alison suggested?)
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