Beware of Venlafaxine - the evil drug
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rI was a happy, determined, fit woman full of ambition but ran into a bad marriage and had one serious panic attack (I was a sceptic about panic attacks before it happened to me). My GP put me on Venlafaxine. Thereon my personality changed....suicidal thoughts, no drive, weight gain by 2.5 stone! Lethargy to the point that keeping fit was a chore for a girl who would run everyday and feel joy for life. I hate my GP for putting me on this vile drug. It has taken over my life. I forgot to take it two days ago and just decided that was it. I want my life back. Today I woke wanting to end my life....truly to just end it...hang myself or take a load of tablets. Thankfully a friend saved me but what kind of grip has this evil drug gotten on me. I understand I was not on a high dose (75mg once per day) and that what I am now experiencing is withdrawal. This drug should come with a health warning as it will certainly change your personality, your life. I will never take it again. I want my old self back. Please consider the above if you are about to take it as I hear nothing good about it and yet the doctors just dish it out to get you out their door. Would my doctor care if I had ended my life today? No. But he was happy to give me the drug which gave me those thoughts. Totally irresponsible drug companies and doctors give this out because the truth is they do not know what the alternative is.
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Daisydimple amy96363
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michael_37726 amy96363
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I totally agree with you it has ruined my
Life to. I was on 275mg and ended like a hopless zombie. I am trying to taper off at the moment been doing it over the last 9 weeks it's really hard been dizzy had brain zaps been sick and so tired. It's getting better now though I'm down to 50mg a day, this drug is evil and destroys people in America there are 100s of law suits against the drug company's through the massive amount of research I have done I have found out that th drug company tampered with the test results on venal screw your life up faxine so as they could get it passed by the FDA also the GPs get get funding from these company's so it is in there interest to give them to patients. It's bloody discusting that they can get away with this I have meet heard a good thing about this horrable drug
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If you need to sleep properly it would be better to take melatonin. Split a 1Mg tablet into quarters. The less the better in this case. Cheers, john
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Michael 37726 knows what withdrawal is like and i am sure he will agree
with what I have said. Your doctor like mine hasn't got a clue. You can not not just stop an AD. Sorry to tell you that ven IS the worst AD to come off. However, the way I have done it and I am on the last tiny crumb now.If you take it every other day (As my doctor recommended to me also). the day in between will be hell for you. Cut it in half ( or bite it in half) . Take a half in the morning and half at supper , if you don't sleep very well ( a side effect of this AD) take the second half with food at teatime. Basically, you want them about 10-12 hours apart. And always take them with food!
Each week take a little bit less of each half. Your brain has to adjust to the slow discontinuation. If you try to hurry it you will lose and will suffer. Slowly but surely the different side effects will diminish and change, depending on what side effects you have been getting. This is not easy but it is better than staying on them and allowing your brain to need them. Then it WILL be hell! Believe me. God bless, john
Daisydimple jpm
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patricia85842 michael_37726
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However two years ago they stopped working..The GP tried Sertraline and Mirtazapine. Now she has put me on Venlafaxine again and I am up to 225 mg. It's doing nothing for me and I feek awful no energy no will to do anything only wanting too sleep all the time. I am seeing the GP tomorrow and I am going to ask her can I stop them.
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I have heard of this 5HTP but can you take it with a very small crumb of Ven? Does it not clash with Ven?
Strange you should mention B12 and omega 3. I have had my daily dose just couple of hours ago!
How long were you taking benedryl for and how the heck are you managing to sleep now?
Cheers, john
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I will get some 5HTP and see what they do. The trouble with this OTC stuff is: you can't be sure that you're getting the real stuff or just some 'placebo' or rubbish. And i believe there are a lot of crap merchants selling stuff on Amazon and Ebay conning people.
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Yes your right they do come in37.5 but I have been chopping them down to to what I think is 50 mg by getting two 37.5 and cutting one to what I think is about 10mg or so
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Hope it goes well for you tomorrow . Cheers john