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I'm taking venlafaxine feel very ill on it I suffer Gad and deppresion I would like to try valdoxan will my gp change it ? I have awful side effects on venlafaxine had enough please any information on valdoxan would be massively appreciated thank you
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duncan43250 louise37661
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Hi Louise, I live in South Africa and I have been diagnosed with major depression with anxiety to. I have several panic attacks that came out of the blue. I tried many different anti-depressants. They all made my situation worse. I have been taking Valdoxan for a year now and although I don't hink it is 100% effective I at least have my life back together. I have to take the maximum 50mg dosage a half dosage doesn't work. I do not feel drowsy during the day. The only issue I have is my medical aid won't pay for it as it is expensive. It also has no side effects for me. No weight gain etc. It is working for me. I hope you try it and see. I wish you all the best.
stephen92640 louise37661
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I have been on valdoxan for over six months now i take it at night with mirtazepan. Both help for sleep together and my gf says im better for taking them. So please ask your gp for some. Theres no side effects either which is very good
ann55375 louise37661
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sean18980 louise37661
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kyle87728 louise37661
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no change to moods ie deppresion and anxiety
cannot sleep so im on sleeping pills
noticed my alcholl intake is increasing, to try and marks all of what is going on .
but will push on for another 2 months see what happens
anyone else like this .
Marley0 kyle87728
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Hi Kyle
I have been taking Valdoxan for several months. I am sorry it is not helping you, but increasing your alcohol intake won't help. It interacts badly. Alcohol is essentially a CNS (central nervous system) depressant and will fight the Valdoxan.
You might think the alcohol helps you sleep, but it is counter intutiative and does not provide good quality sustained sleep - so people take more thinking it will help sleep more, and the sleep is more disrupted.
I do not know what sleeping pills you are taking, but most of them don't mix well with alcohol either. You might like to talk to doc to see if they are ok with Valdoxan, and check your dosing. Some sleeping pills help (as does Valdoxan) and then the body naturally takes over. Others take over once you are asleep to maintain the sleep state. Check with doc.
I take Valdoxan just before I go to bed and do some relaxation techniques, letting the Valdoxan do it's thing. Because I am sleeping better, my mood has improved, less anxiety, and depression still dips, but it is nowhere near as bad.
Valdoxan was not an overnight 'fix.' It took a while and a few dosage changes to get what I feel is the best does and timing. I found if I did not take it and go to bed, the 'sleep mechanism' of Valdoxan was ineffective and left me yawning all day.
Hope this helped
Marley
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beverly68827 louise37661
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What were your awful side effects on venlafaxine? Mine were yawning all the time and a metalic taste in my mouth. I was only on it for about two weeks. Then I noticed brain zaps at night. If you tell you doctor you have brain zaps, they just look at you funny. Unless you've had them or your doctor has had them, no one understand what they feel like.
julie12059 louise37661
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I was prescribed Valdoxam about 2 months ago and started on one tablet just before bed time - from the first tablet I finally started sleeping soundly until around 5am,however anxiety would then creep in very quickly. I haven't really had any side affects at all, so I am counting my blessings. The great thing about Valdoxam is that I don't suffer from the "groggy" feeling in your head in the morning as you do when you take sleepling pills. I am desperately trying to function as I am self employed and it's even more stressful due to income problems. Doctor has doubled my dose three days ago - absolutely sleep very soundly and the anxiety in the mornings seems to have subsided since doubling the does. I have been lucky and not really had any side affects, maybe a little nauseous. Have actually noticed a decrease in weight (every so slightly). I was also prescrimbed Venlafaxine SR two weeks ago - I only took one tablet and it was nothing but poison and I had a severe reaction and after reading reviews decided this was not the answer for me. I wasn't able to get back in to see my Doctor until this week as he was away. I have also had all blood work as I am going to also look at HRT as my diagnosis is Anxiety/Stress driven Depression and I feel this is also a contributing factor to my current mental state. I have had some very dark days even on the Valdoxan, however I am feeling positive that a higher dose, coupled with HRT and continued visits to my Pyschologist will have me in a better place. Afterall, this has taken nearly 2 years to end up in this dark hole and I know it will take a while to climb out ... each day is one step at a time and some days I slip back a few steps. Having a small, supportive network is essential as well as the right medication to survive and get through this. Unfortunatley, the trial and error of finding a drug that works for you adds to our problems as we all want to just feel "normal" and sometimes the side affects of this poison is worse than the actual problem itself, however DON'T GIVE UP ...
janet55018 louise37661
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