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I take 150mg a day and 75mg at night and have done for 10 years or so. In the last few months, I've started to feel anxious even scared. I sweat like a pig, I'm always tired, sometimes sleeping for15/16 hours at a time. I'm apathetic and feel quite emotional at times. Is it possible my body is getting immune to the drug. Please help.
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m89928 darren2704
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Hello Darren,
Yes, this drug has what they call a "poop-out" effect after a certain duration it will no longer work as it did when originally prescribed. Your body acclimates to it, or something. I was on it for 15 years. Some options are: Go to a higher dosage (I think the max that most GPs will prescribe is 300mg), add another antidepressant to work in concert with Venlafaxine, wean off Ven and transition to another drug, or wean off everything. I also had lethargy and gained about 30lbs while taking. I eventually weaned off entirely. It might be best to discuss with whichever doctor has been prescribing this for your symptoms. Good luck.
darren2704 m89928
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Darren
christina21598 darren2704
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Hi daren2704 I'm sorry to hear that you are feeling so dreadful, it is an awful medication, and I've never read so much over the past good few months on this antidepressant than any other, bless you.
Unfortunately I had all of the same 'side effects' as you and side-effects is exactly what you are going through not immune I'm afraid.
I was on to begin with 150mg of Venlafaxine last year and I've managed to taper down to just under 37.5mg it's been a road of hell, and I'm not going to lie to you but weaning of the lowest dose is the hardest part ok.
I was at the start of my journey on this hellish drug sweating like hell, literally buckets of sweat, I then began to notice a change in my sleep pattern to which I was setting my alarm for i.e 9:30-10am I'd try and sit up but nope I'd keep snoozing the frigging alarm and sleeping right over till 1pm sometimes even later ! It's dreadful I'm still the same with the sleep I'm just like no 'i can't handle today waking up, maybe in another 5hrs time'. I'd suggest to start tapering yourself slowly.
Kind regards