Bad anxiety symptoms again
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Ii have been taking venlafaxine for a number of years for anxiety. I decided to drop the dose as was feeling ok. Hadn't read up about it at the time! This coinsided with withdrawal from steroids for immflammatory bowel. Result terrible anxiety and depression. Waking up with an overwhelming panic and inability to function. Result I have gone back to the original dose as I wasn't prepared for this overwhelming reaction and nobody had warned me. Have been on the 75mg dose for a week now and things still bad. Don't know if withdrawal from steroids at same time has made it worse. Always lower dose of venlafaxine tablet form seemed to be passing in my stools. Wonder if I was even getting the reduced dose. Anyone else experienced this.
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I went from the 75mg capsules of Effexor to the generic Venlafaxine. That way I could cut up the pills. By doing this, and cutting a little at a time, over months I was able to reduce my dosage. If you have stopped the steroids now, perhaps you would like to stay on the 75mg dose for a while longer, and then see if you can do what I did. If you stop the 75mg dose suddenly, you will get withdrawals. They could last quite a time.
I do hope you feel better soon. Keep us updated.
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