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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
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Yup, it does blow. My original doctor retired and I have been stuck with two new ones who really seem to know little about serotonin deficiencies. The new one said to go on BUSPAR if I decide I need to go back on antidepressants. Not back to effexor. I am going to try and work this sleep thing out. The major stuff, like nausea, vertigo, diarrhea, vision weirdness....all that is gone now. So I'll keep at it. And evenutally I may go doctor shopping as well. I smoke 5 butts a day and was planning on quitting at the end of October, but I think I am going to delay that goal for a while.
Best of luck to you. kathryn
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I think that Serotonin is still a mystery in the medical community. The problem is that you can't look inside someone's brain while they're alive and see everything that's going on in their bloodstream. 🙂 . I've been on every medication you can think of for Obssessive-Compulsive Disorder, Depression, and Anxiety, and it can literally take a lifetime to find the exact combination of the right medications in the right dosages to really feel perfect. And then, as you age, you can develop new psychiatric conditions that young people rarely have.