has any one who has been prescribed effexor 75 mg tablets been given effexor capsules by mistake .i realised today that i needed a new script.and i didnt have enough left till the next script came ,so i phoned the chemist ,as we do and they get your script up to the chemist ,as the clonic is quite a distance ,i explained to the pharmacyst aboput the capsules and he said i shouldnt have been given thm ,it was the tablets i should have had ,and for the last 3 weeks i havent been feeling as i should ,i am wondering if any one has had asimilar expirience and did you feel different.thanks for taking the time to read this .
2006-11-29 02:06:19 · 6 answers · asked by Linda 6 in Health ➔ Mental Health
go to www.netdoctor.co.uk theres an encyclopeida there and it will tell you about the drug
2006-11-29 02:15:13 · answer #1 · answered by Paula W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know - Don't worry the difference is that the tablets are immediate release (so the full dose enters your blood stream straight away), the capsules are modified release (the dose is slowly released over time). I was prescribed the tablets initially but I had side effects of feeling sick and dizzy, when I took the capsules I did not have any side effects. So I doubt it would effect you in anyway with regard to the reason your taking them - depression I assume. Help this answers your question.
2006-11-29 15:18:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Modified release may be the explanation for how you are feeling... They are now all the rage with Doctors... Allowing a few weeks and you should adjust to the new style medication... If however things become absolutely desperate... Then tell your Doctor and get them to prescribe the generic release tablets although these now are only manufactured in the 2x37.5mg dosage...
Does it say XL on the box?... If so they are modified release.. Whilst the usual Effexor work over the short term...
The modified release do not work for all individuals so make sure to be assertive with your Doctor... It's your health after all!!
2006-11-29 17:12:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to take them. I was prescribed the slow release capsules and was once given the tablets by mistake which made me violently ill. Check with your doctor because there is likely to be a good reason you are on the tablets rather than the capsules.
2006-11-29 13:05:32 · answer #4 · answered by soniamaya81 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was on the capsules myself and wasn't aware there were tablets. Not sure what the difference could be, but maybe the tablets are slow release ones or something. There shouldn't be any big difference between them. Get the pharmacist to explain it to you though. Good luck. You may be feeling less well because you know that now and it may have increased your anxiety, but maybe there is a real difference.
2006-11-29 18:13:08 · answer #5 · answered by cherub 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Effexor 75 mg do come in capsules if they are the extended release. You need to check on your prescription bottle and see if it says Effexor 75 mg XR and if so that means it is just releasing in your body in small doses at a time. I am on effexor and my medicine is xr and they are capsules..
2006-11-29 11:02:31 · answer #6 · answered by Hoosiergirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋