Any advice on curcumin/turmeric and/or venlafaxine?
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Hello...i'm slowly trying to come off venlafaxine and have read that curcumin at 1000mg per day is an effective, more atural antidepressant with no known side effects.
Has anyone tried taken curcumin? If so, any success? Any problems?
Also...i don't think there are any know interactions between curcumin and venlafaxine but i am a little wary of starting it before i'm fully off the prescription drug...any thoughts?
Many thanks
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stardust79 lucy159
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jpm stardust79
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stardust79 jpm
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As for throwing other anti depressants into the mix whilst coming off venlafaxine, I was given prozac to help with the withdrawal and it made everything so much worse. I was also given mirtazapine which I'm still on 3 years later. But to be on 3 different anti depressants even though withdrawing, you can end up with seratonin syndrome which is just as bad as withdrawal so this is where sometimes adding other tablets can just make you worse.
jpm stardust79
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Do I keep on taking them although they are not doing much good or do I try and withdraw very slowly? Sadly Ven is contra-indicated with just about everything, even herbs!! So can't really take anything for the insomnia.
So I know what you are feeling, Stardust. It's a Catch 22 situation.
Gappa040 lucy159
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leanne61579 Gappa040
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I had been coming off this drug for the past few months and had been on 37 mg every other day for 2 weeks. On day 4 I was totally sick and nothing helped me. I laid around most of the day and just couldn't do anything at all. I thought I would be okay but after day 4, I called my Dr and went back on the 37 mg. Now I will be going in this coming week to see him and see what alternative I have. I figured after weaning off for that long, I would be okay and how wrong I was. I didn't like anyone or myself during these few days and cant beleive what a hold this drug has on us. Thanks for listening to me.
leanne61579 lucy159
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UK-Ven-medicate leanne61579
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