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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
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I have been taking effexor (75 megs, daily) for more than 10 years. This is my 2nd attempt to stop taking this drug. I have reduced the daily dosage over a period of many months. I just recently stop taking this drug completely. Even after all of this, I am experiencing nausea, diarrhea, fatigue, and little to no appetite. Its frustrating to say the least, that this drug has so much impact over my physical & emotional well being. Any suggestions are welcomed.
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Have you read the discussion here about how others are dealing with withdrawal from Effexor? I hope you can hang on until the effects pass.
Jim
Hi, @alfalfa -- thanks for sharing your experience coming off Effexor/venlafaxine. Hoping you've gotten to read other posts on this thread and seen you are definitely not alone.
Would you mind telling us more about your experience with Alpha-Stim treatment?
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This is my first time trying to get off of Effexor and it’s been a nightmare. However, what’s helped for me is exercise, Xanax, and Alpha-Stim treatments. I am not completley titrated off Effexor yet, but I am constantly nauseated, fatigued and just a general feeling of being lost in my own head. It’s like invasion of the body snatchers.