Venlafaxine Withdrawal Information

"currently feeling very sick off balance and hot"

"Please add me to this petition. This is a horrible drug to withdraw from."

"It's a good job I'm fairly balanced. Is a disgrace that the pharmacuitical companies don't have special low decreasing packs to help you come off of them gentally,"

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"dreadful drug to reduce/come off"

"I have just come off effexor. I have been to hell and back. I havnt been able to drive for the entire time I came off (6 weeks) and I still cant due to my brain zaps. I went metal and dyed my hair. I also just cant think clearly. Doc says to hang in there"

"venlafaxine has destroyed my faith in doctors"

"Had been on Venlafaxine for almost 2 years at 225mg took last pill on 25th Dec2005 still feel like hell. The cure is worse than the ilness."

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"I have tried several times to withdraw from this terrible drug but everytime I feel terrible and so so so so scared my depression will come back. I feel so alone and no one understands."

"This is an appalling drug to withdraw from. There is nothing in the information about this and I feel very strongly that I would not have allowed myself to take this drug if I had been aware of how difficult it is to stop taking it. It seems you put profi"

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"suffering withdrawal symptoms myself after being refused repeat prescription at chemist at weekend"

"Never felt worse Must include withdrawal info"

"I am 5 days into cessation of this nightmare drug, having tapered off gradually over 3 weeks. I am experiencing every effect listed except tremor. Nasty stuff."

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"I've been on Venlafaxine for years - it keeps my depression at bay but have to keep increasing the dose every two or three years and am now on the max possible. I've tried to come off them but always become depressed again and the side effects of withdraw"

"Coming off Venlafaxine has been one of the most harrowing experiences of my life, PLEASE warn of this on the information leaflet"

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"PLEASE warn on the leaflet - I was told there were no side effects coming off venlafaxine and it was the most harrowing experience - with aches, shakes, severe gastrointestinal upset and mood swings, and because the advice was that there were no withdrawa"

"I went on antidepressants after starting with post natel depressesion with my second child. I couldn't stop crying and felt that everything wos my fault, including not being able to give birth naturally. I first started on seroxat and stayed on that for 2"