venlafaxine
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Hi Been on venlafaxine for about 2wks and everything has been going well until yesterday when I suffered a panic attack. Today Ihave no energy, ccan't breathe properly and constant crying.
Has anyone else had this experience as I'm so worried now the meds aaren't working thanks
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elaine92718 julie12843
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Can I ask what mg your taking x
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betsy0603 julie12843
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The mental health profession has us believing that depression and anxiety are caused by a chemical brain imbalance which the meds "fix," but there has been no scientific evidence to support this hypothesis. What happens when you first start takng the meds is that you're nervous system neurotransmitters are thrown into imbalance, and the side effects you are experiencing are due to this. It takes 4-6 weeks for the nervous system to adjust and adapt, restoring balance through adding or subtracting neuron receptors, essentially "remodeling," That is why everyone is enccouraged to hang in there, waiting for this adjustment to happen.
This is why I think it is criminal for doctors to throw people on the higher doses right away or increase to the higher doses within that first four weeks, because it creates an even bigger imbalance that the nervous system then has to adapt to, with side effects being even greater because of it.
What dosage are you on?
Know that this is not "you," but side effects. It is your choice whether you want to wait them out. Or perhaps ask your doctor if you can go on a lower dose, but do so quickly because your system is in chaos but is desperately hustling to adjust, and you wouldn't want to lower the med at the point that your system has made a majority of the adjustment.
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