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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Apr 29 8:17am | Replies (6299)
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@ndeshy

Good day everyone. I am Ndeshy from Namibia. I have been taking anti-deppresants and my doctor recently reduced the dosage to 37.5mg so I can get off the medication. My last dosage was on 23 January 2019, but right now I have diarrhoea, feeling tired and have a headache. How can I reduce these symptoms? How long does it take before everything goes back to normal?

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Lisa Lucier | @lisalucier | Jan 25, 2019

Hi, @ndeshy, and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Since I understand that Venlor is the same as venlafaxine, I've moved your message here to where many members have been talking about tapering off this medication.

I'd like to invite @grandmar @jakedduck1 @breds1968 @kbmayo @texasduchess and others to add their thoughts about the diarrhea, tiredness and headache you've experienced since taking your last dose, how you might reduce these and how long you might experience them.

@ndeshy, will your doctor be putting you on a different antidepressant when you come off of the Venlor?

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Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Jan 25, 2019

@ndeshy
Hello there and welcome to the Connect family.
First of all what dose were you on prior to your reduction?
How long have you had these symptoms?
You state “My last dosage was on January, 23” Did you miss taking a dose on the 24th? What about today, did you take any medication? I’m concerned your skipping doses. Are you currently taking 37.5mg? If so how often?
You state you have taken this medication for a year, have you had these symptoms before or are they new?
Jake

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