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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
@dickygray
I went into hibernation back in August, due to depression. My husband passed away. At that time it had begun raining here, and the sun didn't shine for months. Now it's winter here, which brings gloomy cloudy dark days. On the occasional days when the sun shines, I actually feel happy with a bit of energy.
Please have your vitamin D level checked before you give up! A simple OTC supplement might change everything. Stress also depletes our Vit D, and traveling must be stressful! Even fun can be stressful on your body. I take a generic brand Vit D3 1000 mg per day. I think it is helping, but I'm so "off" right now, I don't know whether my symptoms are caused by taking the effexor, or from tapering off! The side effects are identical. I want this poison out of my brain! I'm also going to read up on detoxing with juicing. That should help get it out of my system. @dickygray hang in there! We can do this, right?
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@dickygray. Yes! We can get off this! I’m doing better - I’m taking 25 mg cut in 1/2. Taking 1/2 of the 25 in a.m. and the other half in evening. That was a smart move by my dr. Now I’m having less of the nasty withdrawal. I’m going to take it super slowly. I take 5,000 ofVitamin D because I also live in a cloudy place. I’m not averse to going onto something else but nothing with this difficulty of weaning. Simply evil!!
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Welcome to Mayo Connect @brightcloud. What a gorgeous name! My sincere condolences on the loss of your husband. I hope that with time you will begin having only happy memories, not only sad ones.
I'm wondering if a special light to help seasonal depression help? It sounds like you are living somewhere where you do not get adequate sunlight. I'm not trying to sell you anything, because we can't on this site. However I've heard that these lights do work.
Please read back on the posts, if you haven't. There are some wonderful suggestions.
I'd also like to suggest two groups that you might be interested in:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/loss-and-grief-how-are-you-doing/?pg=11#comment-97289
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/depression-anxiety/
I was lucky to not have had problems with weaning off of Effexor but a lot of people have as you will read in this group. Have you considered CBD oil and have discussed trying some with your doctor?