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hi everyone,
had not taken my effexor for 4 days and felt great. Took it again today as finally got to the pharmacy.
my question is, i now have crazy anxiety and weakness. Could it be from not taking it for 4 days and now taking it again???
on effexor 75mg
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sandra01796 antony46257
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Hi there
Venlafaxine has a very very short half life. This means it leaves your system very quickly. I'm surprised you felt okay for those 4 days. I would think that the anxiety you have is from restarting it. I'm sure it will subside soon. Try not to miss your dose everyday. Its half life is 2-5 hours so missing a dose is really not an option.
Hope this helpful info
antony46257 sandra01796
Posted
yeah funny enough it was the best i have felt in so long. Will be ontop of my scripts now so as not to go through this again
sandra01796 antony46257
Posted
Hope you feel better soon.
irene55873 antony46257
Posted
Hi, Antony, I'm surprised you didn't have symptoms when you hadn't been taking it.. I too have not taken it and had symptoms.. however, when I started taking it again at the prescribed dose.. I had just the symptoms you described.. Please always pick up your prescription.. If you miss a few days then don't immediately take a full dose .. gradually increase.. it.. say.. half of dose morning and Half night time..then increase slowly by maybe 1/4 tablet morning and night just for a few days.. Ive been there.. thought I was ok like you but when I started back on them at the full dose I felt awful Anxiety. didn't know what I was doing.. etc.. Just telling you this because it's So important to remember to take this medication. Take care ..