I have been taking Venlafaxine for 17 days but still have sleeping problems
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I'm 24 and suffer from depression, anxiety, stress and insomnia and I read online that it takes a while for Venlafaxine to work, I have been taking it for the last 17 days (75mg) but still suffer from sleeping problems (barely sleeping). Don't know if I should continue with it or switch back to Citalopram. Some advice would be grateful!
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I took it and found it worked wonderfully. I was taught to take it at night, and I found it helped me greatly to sleep. I also learned some relaxation techniques which also helped.
I would NOT however swap over to a new (or one you were prescribed previously) drug, as the brain can not clear the drug you are taking now and you WILL get really bad side effects. Never ever self medicate whilst on any anti-depressants.
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I'm so sorry to hear of your experiences. One thing I have learned over the many years I've taken antidepressants - don't believe everything you are told by medical professionals! They usually haven't the slightest idea what these meds do to people and accept whatever the drug companies tell them. Please don't just blindly accept that you need to take the meds for the rest of your life, do your own research, Google everything and look into alternatives. To be quite honest, I don't trust any medical professionals these days after my own bad experiences but I accept that we do sometimes need these people and meds at certain times in life. Just a thought. Good luck!
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