I have been on Venlafaxine for about 7 years. Recently, November, I sought guidence from a Physciatrist in order to stop taking this particular med. She added Welbutrin, this seems to really help. Initially, she reduced me from 300 to 150 and I was OK, but then the hip pain started and was unbelievably painful for 2 weeks. The hip pain is now down to a 1, but I am experienceing a new pain and I was wondering if anyone else was dealing with. The new pain (worse now because I stopped taking any Venlafaxine 5 days ago, runs down the back of both legs and into the tendon that runs down the outside of my legs. It is very painfull and makes walking painful. Sometimes, I feel a ‘zap’ in the hamstring and lose all strength in my legs momentarily. I also am experiencing deep ‘burning’ in my left quad when walking or standng. I walk a great deal for my job but find myself having to take, sit down, breaks quite often. Has anyone else experienced symptoms like these and if you have, can you please tell me they pass. I don’t think I could put up with this pain for an unlimited time period. Thanks for the great discussion above, it felt a little better to know I am not alone.
Don