Need help… anxiety reappeared and doctors upped tablets but still not ok

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ive been on venlafaxine 225mg for 3 years and 2 weeks ago my anxiety reappeared.. was suppose to go on holiday but didnt as anxiety took over me. doctors have upped my tablets by 37.5mg and been on that new dose for 2 weeks and ive had few good days but past 2 days have been a struggle again. been referred to mental health team again bit doctor says ive got to give this new dose another 2 weeks. im scared that im like this again.. any one had any good experience when upping dose?

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    hello dear

    am in the exact same situation now

    i ben on effexore for 9 years before on 75mg and when felt so great and cure i decide to get off it

    i did and 3 months later huge relaps happend and put me on deep hill

    so i get back on effexore 75mg and now ben on it for 3 years exactly

    i ben doing fine but 5 days ago out of sudden anixety hit me and couldnt controll anything

    i am feeling worse every day pass

    dont know what to do sould i try 112.5mg or should i stuck on 75mg untill feeling better

    i never wated to increase my dose

    did you increased the dose?

    do you feel any better yet please inform me you can help me out

    • Posted

      i did increase my dose by 37.5mg by the doctor, im 5 weeks in and feel bit better but its talking a long time.. have you spoken to your docs?

    • Posted

      thats good for you

      about me its long story i am pharmacist i never wanted to fallow with any doctors

      i have fere from drugs so since i stared my journey i was too young 22 year old

      i took 75mg and just stuck on it for long long long to be specific first 2 years i was not bad depressed but anxiety still there keep goes and come so i remember back then i was so patient so so patient i wanted to give my in power chance to fight not only relay on the drug alone

      after 3 years passed from my start when i was 22 you can say am 90% cured

      and the rest 6 years i was 100% normal healthy man then i star to feel i dont need the medicine any more because am pretty more than perfect nothing at all affects my mode even anxiety was like dream like i never experienced

      and i took the wriest decision i ever made in my entire life to quite the best medicine saved my life

      3 months later only 3 moths feeling like big big big rock heat me on the head and all memories start flow around my brain like am watching a movie

      then i know it because the Effexor discontinuing

      so i went back the same day to 75mg

      and this time game changed i start feel the side effects never felt before in my whole 9 years journey and the medicine took me much much longer for any beginner with effexor to kick in

      and in these 3 years i ben facing up and down and each time i keep sticking on same dose and suffer but get relief after few days but i keep powering my self as much i can because i remember me when i did it on same dose so i believe i still can do it but this time its harder than before

      yes i need long long time but its worth to be patient and get remission on lowest dose better than just relay on increasing dose each time feeling worse

      am not health care provider thats all my own opinion and each person differ of-course

      all we need is strong faith and believe thats nothing stay forever

      for me now am experiencing harder time because am on 75mg and am experiencing some side effects like back head tremors before go to sleep and when wake up with ears tinnitus

      i dont know if anyone else experience the same while ben on same dose for long

      am not sure if its sign thats the time for me to increase the dose just little from 75mg and add 37,5 to reach 112.5

      hope i will be better soon

      and also wish you will feel relief of all side effects as soon as possible my dear friend

      best luck

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