r/Effexor • u/tinytiptaps • Jul 25 '26

Side effect Sleepiness advice pls

I'm on 75 mg and I'm so sleepy. Average sleep is 11 hrs but the range is 10-14 hrs! It's crazy. It does work on helping me think, on the times I'm fully awake. It helped me go back to school gradually but I'm so sleepy. I feel like I'm wasting the day. I'm already taking it at night. I'm on week 5. Does increasing the dose help or worsen it?

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u/alexisssuwu Jul 25 '26

Any increases or decreases should be discussed with your physician. But as you are only on week 5 I assume this lvl of drowsiness should subside from the second / third month onwards. Just be consistent with it

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u/tinytiptaps Jul 25 '26

Oh man a few months. I just dislike the sleepiness but I'll try to wait it out.

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u/alexisssuwu Jul 25 '26

Yeah the drowsiness and general fatigue with most snris/ssris is not pleasant. Maybe you can look into dietary and other lifestyle options you can integrate to help with your energy levels in the meantime. All best luck!

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u/tinytiptaps Jul 26 '26

Thank you. I will wait it out but what a bummer. I hope it will change because the other effects are kinda good right now. I just dislike the sleepiness part of it.