Does Delayed Intake Of Effexor Cause Dizziness And Nightmare?

Posted on Thu, 21 Sep 2017

Question: I forgot to take my morning dose of 150mg Effexor. I remembered in late afternoon and too it then. I woke up at 3:00 from horrendous nightmare and lightheaded now. What happened

Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (1 minute later)

Brief Answer:
sounds not serious

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

A marginal difference in the timings of the drug (venlafaxine/effexor) would not change the dynamics of the routine life.
I think this is not serious.
Since the dream was unpleasant you had to wake up in the middle of the night.
You should be ok if you can go back to the sleep.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (18 minutes later)

When should I take my next dosage

Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Your regular timing in the morning

Detailed Answer:
Hi, hence on take the next dose as per the doctor's given schedule i.e in the morning. The current set of symptoms should not defer the dose.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar