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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
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Hi. I was also prescribed Effexor for perimenopause. It helped with night sweats and palpitations , but only a few weeks in I started to experience extreme ear pressure, ear infection and inflammation. Now tapering off and wow it’s awful. Sweating, brain zapping, vertigo, nausea... and I was only on 37mg. Worst part is both my family and Gyno doc say NONE of it is from Effexor. Ear pressure reduced only day two of weaning, and slowly other symptoms slowing with second week of tapering down. Coincidence, I think not.
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@kaykay22
Your doctor and family members are mistaken. You can find more information in the book The Antidepressant Solution by Dr Joseph Glenmullen. This is a very well-written and carefully researched book about the overprescribing and side effects of anti-depressants. It is also an extremely helpful guide to getting through the tapering process. I highly recommend it. So does my husband who has been supportive of me throughout my 5 month tapering process but became much more so as a result of what he learned by reading this book.
Hang in there!