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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Nov 11 7:38am | Replies (6363)Comment receiving replies
Your case is basically my case. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2016 and elected to go ahead and have the bilateral Mastectomy. I didn't have to have radiation or chemo (Thank God!), but I was put on the 37.5mg of Venlafaxine. I am now at 75mg and then I found out what a horrible drug it is. I missed my pill for three days due to a conflict at my pharmacy, and I had begun to have brain zaps, nausea, and upset stomach. I want to be off this drug and hopefully be put on something else for hot flashes if possible. My oncologist office says we can try tapering back down to the 37.5mg and see how that goes. Had I known this drug was so bad, I would have said no to being put on it, but I was never told about the side effects of coming off of it.
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After warning down over 10 weeks I am completely off now for 11 days . I went to stomach pain that sent me to hospital, in 60 years I never threw up as much as I did in 1 week, had trouble swallowing good and sent for a scope and colonoscopy, all came back fine. Thank god ! I took was never told about the side affects of this horrific drug . I rather suffer with hot flashes any day of the week . When I got down to 37.5 I took that for 2 weeks and then started to take a pellet out every night 1 then 2 then 3 dr. Said that was worse because they are time release . Get yourself back down to 37.5 for two weeks and stop . Deal with it once and for all . It’s hard but worth it. As for the hot flashes put your head in freezer because anything is better then this. I heard it’s hatder to get off this then heroin . Good luck . Ian now 11 days with nothing a feeling pretty good . I got to the point I will never take even a tylonal anymore without reading the side effects . I wish you well and good luck .