Guess Who Wants Me Back on Effexor (XR)

[MAVNY]

Hello all,

I have to say that I was always confused with Dr. Hain's use of Effexor at low doses versus SSRI's although I understand he does state he gets excellent results. From my understanding in medical school, residency, and well as in my own personal practice of medicine, Effexor does not hit the other receptors besides serotonin until you get into the higher doses... much higher than those he uses for migraine prevention. So, I have to say, as a physician I agree with crazy meds, but I cannot dispute the results that Dr. Hain says he gets with using Effexor.

Lisa

[MikaelHS]

Lisa, I think Hain assumes there is some other effect on the brain from Effexor that we currently don't know about, and that this effect is what actually helps the migraine.