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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
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So has anyone had issues continuing to work while going through “successful “ withdrawal? By successful I guess I mean being able to taper off completely? I work nights in a hospital I’m not an RN but I do work directly with patients . I’m going to have to put my 16-year-old dog down soon so I am definitely going to wait to begin until I recover from that but I am really trying to plan this out before I start. All the feedback has been so helpful!! thank you everyone for sharing!
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I to work in a hospital setting, not direct patient care. I would encourage you, it you haven't already, to chat with your doctor OR find a doctor who understands this med, and taper down slowly. Hospitals are about caregiving, even in an indirect manner and you can't afford to be suffering when you are caring for those who are suffering. I too have two geriatric pooches (16+ and 14+). Don't rush your recovery from Effexor, you didn't get to this point in a day and you can't get to your next journey in a day either. Take it slow, and be supportive of your own efforts to improve. Try not to get 'down' on yourself when you're having a bad moment, a bad day a bad week. That's life :). I would encourage you to talk with a doctor or recovery center about the positive effects of high dose Omega 3's in dosing down from Effexor. It does help to counter some of the withdrawal effects, at least for me. Keep up the good fight and thank you for all you do for your patients...you make a difference in their lives 🙂
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I work everyday (did take the 3rd day off after completely stopping Effexor due to migraine).
It has definitely effected my image at work. When I was going through the emotional upheavals I was treated poorly by my immediate boss and was very emotional about. He is a **** and likes to use his so call power so I didn’t react well but that only lasted a couple days and I just told everyone and o mean everyone, including him, that I was going through menopause and it was causing me to be that way.
I’m past that now and thank god I am. That was absolutely horrible.