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reasoning51
reasoning51

After switching from this to try an SSRI it is with some welcome i am am coming back to venlefaxine. I had mixed success with Ven over 10 years or so but wanted to try something else to see if could achieve better results. However after trying both Prozac and Citalopram and suffering horrendous side effects my doc has recommended coming back to Ven and managing my depression based around this. I had no issues first time round starting on it and here's hoping coming off the SSRI and tapering on Ven all goes well!

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  • kat50
    kat50 reasoning51

    Posted

    I too am back on ven. I am still on another AD as well. I also had mixed success with it, still getting a bout of depression whilst on it so the doctor tried something else. Ven has got me out of bouts before so I'm hoping it will this time. What AD are you tapering down off. Are you going to be taking ven at the same time? What dosage are you starting on?
    • reasoning51
      reasoning51 kat50

      Posted

      On citalipram 20mg, tapering down 10mg per day for two weeks then then 10mg every other day for. Two weeks then stop.  Starting 75mg ven xr alongside it
    • kat50
      kat50 reasoning51

      Posted

      This time round about 2 months. Mines a long story though! 
  • pixie22
    pixie22 reasoning51

    Posted

    Yes mine is another vote in favour of venlafaxine. It saved my life and sanity after

    Seroxat stopped working. I also take mirtazapine. I know from experience that

    sometimes depression is so bad you need antidepressants to take the edge off,

    allowing you to cope and get your life back on track. Only then are you able to consider other ways to manage how you feel. I found CBT useful, but in conjunction with the medication. I found my doctors did know what they were doing - they listened and really cared. Try not to listen to the scare stories. Venlafaxine doesn't suit some people but you know you're ok on it. Give it a go. The way I look at it - diabetics

    need insulin and those of us with chemical imbalance in their brains need medication. Why not?

    • kat50
      kat50 pixie22

      Posted

      I'm on ven and mirtz. What's your dosage? 
    • pixie22
      pixie22 kat50

      Posted

      225mg venlafaxine and 30mg mirtazapine. Been taking them for several

      years and happy with them.

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