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Hi iv been on venlafaxine since March iv had enough now of the meds & the system. I havnt informed my gp just can't be bothered .. Iv gone 2nights without now & feel ok . Am I to expect WD or do some get away with it? I was on 225mg. Thanks for reading.
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jacqueline69942 sharon12462
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You will definitely get withdrawal symptoms. A few years ago I fell asleep and forgot to take my 225 mg venlafaxine that I take every evening. The next day I felt terrible. I was nausous, had a bad headache and just felt plain crummy. I had heard that not taking your pill for even one day can do this. I went to the place where I keep m meds, and sure enough, there was the Venlafaxine pill that I had forgotten to take the night before. I took it immediately and within an hour or two I felt better. I do not believe there is anyone who can escape the withdrawal symptoms..And from what I have heard, they are God awful!! I want to taper off, but I am so afraid to.
sharon12462 jacqueline69942
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Hi Jacqueline I'm also on 225mg ?? I went 2 nights without .. felt ok .. then this afternoon I just couldn't stop crying & had a panic attack.. ven very good at blocking your emotions so been pouring on & off since then. My head feels like it's rattling. .I feel really sick to atm. A few goose bump tingling episodes. Iv taken 75mg just an hour ago . I'm determined to do this I'm not good on it so have to come off. Don't understand why I was put on it after mirtazapine not working.
dolores10636 sharon12462
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i felt a little light headed this morning but had none as the event approached. I will keep you posted on my daily progress if you like.
sharon12462 dolores10636
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dolores10636 sharon12462
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Today I feel great! Had a little light headedness ,
took my 3 Fluoxitine, had a warm glass of water with lemon.and am just relaxing and emailing you until I go to my wateraerobiss class. I Hope you are taking pills and not capsules because you can't split them. Hope you are doing better; I promise you you will.
Also try to continue your daily chores and lie down a few times a day,if you can.
jacqueline69942 dolores10636
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This makes me feel a little hopeful. I was so afraid to stop taking Ven because of all the horrible withdrawal symptoms I was reading about on this forum. I take 225 mg. It is in one pill. I don't think a pill cutter will help me..
lesley96722 sharon12462
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Hi, I have been trying to withdraw from venlafaxine, after taken it for about 20 year. I opened the capsuale and found 12 little pills inside and started by taking one less every 12 days, the side effects were not pleasant, but bareable, until I was down to 3. Then the side effects kicked in badly, I think i went totally psychotic, sweating profusely, dizzyness, horrendous nightmares. with advise on this forum I went straight back up to 4 a day and rebalanced. A few weeks later I crushed a tablet and tooj 3 and a half for a couple of weeks then went to just 3 with very little side effects. A few weeks later I did the same again and I'm now down to 2 and feeling ok. I think I'm going to do it this time but, it is a very slow process and a lot of patience is needed. Its not something that you can do in weeks it takes months. Hope this helps any one out there that is struggling at the moment.
jacqueline69942 lesley96722
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