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Came off vensir xl 225mg

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louise_20378
louise_20378

So I stopped my vensir exactly 10 days ago(cold turkey),no weaning,(AWFUL),

Day 1,slightly moody.

Day 2,crying constantly 

Day3,felt dizzy,almost an intoxicated feeling,couldn't drive my car or even think clearly.not too mention the cramps in my stomach and running back and forth too the loo,especially after eating.

Day 4/all of the above plus headache feeling sick,

Day 5/awful nightmares and night terrors,restless legs

Day 6/dizziness wore off and also cramps and loose bowel movements.feeling better(able to think clearly for the first time in 7 years.

Day 7:forgot too mention I've lost 6llb by this stage,no appetite and my sex drive is sky high,,and days 8,9,and 10 have been ok so far,hopefully my depression does not relapse or hit an all time low.so I'm a short paragraph that's my story,advice :don't take vensir as coming off it is hell,

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  • Venny
    Venny louise_20378

    Posted

    No wonder you are feeling like that,you should wean off slowly not stop it suddenly like that!
  • maureen67577
    maureen67577 louise_20378

    Posted

    Hi I am on 300 mg of venlafaxine a day have been on this dose for over a year feel exhausted all the time and mood is so low at wits end ? Any one else the same?
    • maureen67577
      maureen67577

      Posted

      Forgot to mention I’m also on 1 x 30mg of mitrazapine
    • dawn41372
      dawn41372 maureen67577

      Posted

      Hi i am on 300 mg too I do feel sluggish most days but do just go with it as it has helped my depression also on HRT patches which have helped .xx

       

  • christina21598
    christina21598 louise_20378

    Posted

    This medication does state DO NOT JUST STOP please taper yourself, so put yourself immediately back on 
  • rebecca93150
    rebecca93150 louise_20378

    Posted

    Hi louise i hope you are feeling so much better, i cant believe you went cold turkey. Venlafaxine is supposed to be tapered very slowly, but hey each to their own, did 225mg help for you, i take 187.5mg of venlafaxine but i still get bad days.
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