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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
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Hello, @hezz -- welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'm pretty confident this is the discussion you'd wanted to locate.
I'd encourage you to look back through this discussion for some of the experiences of others who've faced some of the same very tough withdrawal symptoms coming off venlafaxine (Effexor). I think members here like @gailb, @stressedmesseddepressed, @lisabee, @panewdayphyl @vdandy @lukekee @sadiesmom @jimhd may have some thoughts for you as you are trying to manage these symptoms.
@hezz -- sounds like you have quite a bit of responsibilities taking care of others at home now. Do you have friends or other relatives who could provide some support for you as you go through this process of coming off venlafaxine (Effexor)?
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A few days ago I had a panic attack and heart started racing and I was going to jump out of my skin while doing the dishes. Luckily, my husbands friend was here and helped me. He is a Massage Therapist who does eastern medicine of cupping and acupuncture. He worked on me for a while. He pulled out a lot of toxins with the cupping and calmed my heart rate with the acupuncture. I am doing a little bit better. My anxiety and feeling like I am going to jump out of my skin is decreasing with the help of my Xanax. I am not having to take it as much. Feeling cold but sweating is diminishing. I still get weak easily and have to rest, but I finally have been feeling like I want to go for walks (Thank you, SUN). Yesterday my walk ended up being walking around Menards looking at things for renovating our house (have been doing for 5 years and have many more years to go). Today I started a walk around a small lake, but the cold wind got to me and started to zap my brain and whole body. I quit and we went to Home Depot to walk and look at home stuff there. The brain zaps are so bizarre. Before, I didn't understand what people were talking about. But the feeling I am getting in my head and in between my ears, I would consider a brain zap. Luckily mine aren't debilitating, just weird and inconvenient. I am taking supplements to try to help detox easier. But the cupping and acupuncture really seemed to help. I will have to have him do it more, not sure how often you can do that type of therapy.
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Thank You very much for the reply. I will look through it. When I can, I take my Xanax which seems to help. Luckily I am not taking care of my grandma 24/7. My family members are rotating shifts. And for dealing with a teenager, my husband normally helps me when I can't deal with him being teenager-like, but his work has him working all over the state and weird hours. I am looking forward to thursday as that is a day to myself while my son is at school. But holy cow, feeling this extreme in so many different ways is insane and hard to handle!