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It's approx my second week on effexor (venlafaxine) xr 225mg, i was on 150 before. my period is 8 days late.. neg pregnant test. what now? thank you dearly
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Keep Taking It: Your period can be delayed because of stress or medical illness (alprim?) regardless, you can redo the pregnancy test in another week or go to a doctor to do a blood pregnancy test.
Answered 6/8/2013
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