Venlafaxine.. be very careful if you are taking it!!

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As I've said on many occasions.. Venlafaxine is the worst drug I have Ever been prescribed!! If you forget to take it it's a nightmare! as you don't realise you've forgotten to take it..Ok that may sound really silly of me but it's true.. I was totally acting strangely but didn't know I was !Nobody asked me what was wrong.. Think they thought I was a Mad person .. So, when I realized I'd been forgetting the tablets..what did I do? started back on the original dose! Don't do that!! It's like overdosing!! and it's worse than forgetting!! I didn't know where I was or what I was doing.. Awful!!Just a bit of advice from my experience with it.. if you want to stick with it and need too hope it works..

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  • Posted

    i agree this drug is dangerous if forgotten. it does change my personality and once that happened i never forgot it again.

    however i wouldnt be alive if i didnt have it so i guess the pros weigh up the cons

  • Posted

    Hiya, thats why I'm too scared to come off it completely.. but the side effects of forgetting are really bad.. I'm careful now.. but had a few issues in the past that caused me to forget taking it ..

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