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@frouke thank you so much for sharing your experience! I was on escitalopram before, I had to switch to something else because it stopped working after 2.5 years. Anyway, it took about 15-17 days for me to see some benefits from that medication, but I I was on 20mg, the equivalent for Efexor is 150mg and I'm currently on 75mg. I have an appointment with my doctor on the 6th to discuss how I have been feeling and whether it's worth increasing the dose and see how it goes. I'm also still tapering off escitalopram so it might be a mix of Efexor side effects and Escitalopram withdrawal symptoms. It's difficult not to get discouraged as days are difficult to get through. Time doesn't seem to pass. Going for a walk might help, but I just can't bring myself to doing it 😟
Happy new year to you too! 😊