Venlafaxine Withdrawal Information
Venlafaxine is one of the hardest antidepressants to withdraw from. Symptoms can be severe enough that some people have to go into hospital to come off it. However there is no mention of withdrawal ef... continue reading »
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"After just 2 missed 150mg XL/XR doses I experienced severe dizziness. More warnings should be in place about withdrawal."
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"I have not withdrawn yet but if I miss my am dose of 150mg by 4pm I have severe headache, vertigo, numbness in arms and legs and stomach pains. Non of this is Pshycological as I only noticed when I missed a dose without realising and went home from work s"
"Effexor was great up until I came off of it. I tampered off very slowly, over 3 months. Before I came off I ran several youth groups, I'm a content 20 year old, with a lot going for me, I realised why I had an anxiety disorder, and was looking forward to "
"medium withdrawal probs but more info would have helped"
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"Please provide a taper kit that physicians can prescribe. Removing pellets from each capsule is unscientific and leads to physical withdrawal."
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"oh my god!!!i stopped taking this specific antidepressent about four days ago.the side effects are horrible. i thought i was dying!!every one of the side effects ,i experienced.. i had to take one today. next i am going to see my family doctor tomorrow!!!"
"Ive been on effexor for 10 yrs with one short break since withdrawing I have felt incredibly sick nausea, dizziness, agitation, crying spells and have isolated myself from family and friends If I knew that coming off would be like this I would not have ta"
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"I'm bipolar but was originally misdiagnosed as clinically depressed. After a number of years on various other anti depressants (tricyclics, prozac, seroxat) I was finally prescribed Venlafaxine 9 years ago. Previously on seroxat I'd become hypomanic and b"
"Venlafxine should be banned"
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"I've been on these for years and have had 2 unsuccessfull attempts of comming off them. Today I feel sick simply because I left it over 36 hours, rather than 24 , to take my capsule. Its like an imprisonment"
"I have tapered my dose down over the past 8 weeks and stopped completely 3 weeks ago. This is absolutely dreadful. I get these electric shock feelings down my neck. Extreme dizziness is not optional. No GP's or nurses have told me about this, even when I "
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"I've been addicated to this drug for 5 years and have tried and failed to discontinue using it. I have not been able to function sexually with normal desire and orgasm for all this time."
"I am going through hell"
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"I am in the middle of withdrawal hell at the moment and I was never told it was going to be like this."
"I was totally unprepared for the severity of the withdrawal syndrome that I am currently experiencing. In my opinion, this medication needs to be a last resort solution and ALL information given to the patient PRIOR to them taking the first dose. Just typ"
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"I am in this mess now! A WARNING WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE!! My GP adviced me to halve dose every 4 days- I did, got on grest initially & hit a brick wall- I feel dreadful. No information/ nowhere to turn- GP just said start taking them again- POOR ADVICE!"
