No one should take this
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I am currently coming off of only 75mg and I am having the absolute worst withdrawls that I have ever experienced. I was put on this medication to help me sleep but the side effects out weighed the benefits. I am currently expereiencing the following: agitation, not hungry or not eating at all, anxiety, confusion, diarrhea, dry mouth, sweating profusly, insomnia, nausea, sensory disturbances (schok like electrical sensations) that go throughout my whole body, headaches, tremors as well as imparied coordination. My dr told me how to wean myself, i followed her directions but I haven't been fully and completely off for a week and I am expereiencing all of those side effects i listed above. It is the worst thing ever. I am now detoxing from every type of medication this dr. ever put me on and am going to go the natural way (IE: essential oils, working out, yoga etc.) I don't wish this on my worst enemy I can only hope that these symptons fade away with time because this is affecty my quaility of life worse than when i just couldn't sleep.
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plainden kourtney41345
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infestissumam kourtney41345
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Most doctors do not tell you how to wean yourself off correctly. It takes many people months to go slowly enough to not have any major side effects, so you can either go slower or put up with the side effects. I experience those effects and more from just forgetting one dose but this has been the only medicine that has helped me manage my severe anxiety so I put up with it (and I'm pretty forgetful so it helps me remember to take it everyday :P) I'm at 150 mg and have been taking it for almost two years now (wow, time flies...). Remember that everyone is different and people's bodies react differently to the same medicine. It was a literal life saver for me, so I'm sorry that it didn't work for you but I'm really confused as to why you were prescribed it in the first place. There are websites online which come up when you google "effexor withdrawal" that list several vitamins/oils/etc. that have helped people manage the withdrawal effects so you should try and look into it. Hope you feel better soon!
ian25191 kourtney41345
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I'm amazed your Doctor would give you this for sleeping problems, its a very powerful drug and not to be given out lightly and further more she probably has no idea how to wean you off it. Take it very slowly, use a very sharp knife to cut the tablets and leave as long as you can between reductions.
I was on 225mg for depression and it has taken me 6 months to get down to 20. However slowly i reduce i still get the withdrawal but ride it out. All the symptoms you describe are very familar to many of us in here.
Its very obvious that very few if any GP's have taken this drug and as we all know they have incentive agreements with the drug companies.
It raised my blood pressure and chlosteral so i am taking more drugs for these and i put on lots of weight, had disturbed sleep and was generally 'out of it for 5 years, my GP denied a year ago that venlofaxine was the cause.
So good luck, get off it slowly and avoid that GP.
As a point of interest many years ago my Grandmother saw our elderly but very experienced family GP with sleeping problems, he suggested she had a glass of Guiness every evening, it worked and did her no harm. She lived to 97.
Ian
kourtney41345 ian25191
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I will try that glass of Guiness before bed thank you
Kourtney
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