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150mg - Tiredness, struggle in eve?

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sarah57117
sarah57117

HIya , as ive mentioned before , ive been put up to 150mg which i take in the morning , im struggling bad with the tiredness , i can generally cope but during the day i long for my bed, which obviously isnt possible with work and child commitments . But im also finding , during the day ive been more OK than previously , however it gets to about 6pm and i start to feel quite ' sad' like i want to just cry but can't ? anyone else suffered this, i had gp yesterday but i dont like to ' go on' so kept it fairly brief , i have to go bk in 3-4 weeks tho. I would just like to feel like 'me' again. which i know we all do smile 

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  • helen62899
    helen62899 sarah57117

    Posted

    Ask to be switched to venlaflaxine XL. I had daily withdrawal like you describe on the regular stuff.

    Take at TEA time, about 7pm as venlaflaxine is a sedative and makes you tired n sleepy.

    You get a good night's sleep n wake with medication in your system ready to go.

  • sarah57117
    sarah57117

    Posted

    Should of said im already on the xl. My doc said to take in morning not night when I suggested it to him. But its almost like by 6/7pm they've worn off which I know it shouldn't be but can't understand why I feel so low in theeve. The tiredness today hasn't been so bad but this is rare that I don't feel drained x I did however have a funny few min of anxiety / panic attack out of the blue today which has made me dread leaving the house tomorrow in case happens again .. just glad I was with my friend x
  • helen62899
    helen62899 sarah57117

    Posted

    Yeah. Definitely take at night. With your main meal. I coped really well on it like that. My psych told me they are sedatives and hence feeling tired and washed out. To be fair doctors know little. Experiment with evening meds if you don't have to drive at night. I found 7pm was best as I was d lerpy for 10pm and went to sleep within 30mins of getting into bed.
    • sarah57117
      sarah57117 helen62899

      Posted

      OK fab will look into it , i dont drive but i am in and out like a yoyo with my sons activities , so im sure i can work out some sort of timing smile thank you xx 
  • juju1966
    juju1966 sarah57117

    Posted

    Tiredness could be caused by your depression. I've been on venlafaxine for 6 years, I still have low days but not as many as I used to. I've just concluded after a heated set to with my mum Christmas that my depression is down to being physically and mentally abused as a child and all through my life. I'm 48 now and after getting counselling, I believe it's my lifestyle that has made me like this. I'm going to attempt coming off the venlafaxine now and try to stay sane, forcing myself to do enjoyable things, I rarely sit down and watch tv as that's when I seem to get more tearful, the things on the tv can set you off. I get really tired at times and fall asleep on the sofa, I even fell asleep at work, I believe it's my body's way of coping, when I'm asleep I can't think. The tablets could be the cause, but I won't know until I stop taking them. Have you had counselling? That does help for some and talking about the problems kinda makes you see things how they are and plan your way forward. I'm going through this at the moment and although at times I can't see a way out of the mist, I do have positive days and start to plan my way forward. It's hard but I keep telling myself I will get there and focus on my son, who is my world. Good luck Sarah x
    • sarah57117
      sarah57117 juju1966

      Posted

      Thank you for replying. Yeah think it may be the depression im so physically and mentally exhausted. The last 24 hrs ive been mega anxious without realising ive been rubbing my skin and its bled and rore. At work I put a jkt on to stop me doingit aas today I felt really bad. But felt I couldn't ring in ill being a bank hol. Altho my manager said I was being silly and it wouldn't matter. I have a telephone consultation next wk for cbt ... dreading it as one of my things is talking on phone. It doesn't help that previous managers had put old absence down wrong so got to have a meeting end of month and got to go through everything again sad
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