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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
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@notaround- Good for you!!! I have also had depression and anxiety for a very long time. I don't intend to wean myself off of anything right now as I am stable. I take Welbutrin and Zoloft. I also bought a "Happy Light". I sit in front of it every morning for 1/2 hour. Please believe me when I say that I have NOT been depressed since I started using it. I have done a lot of hard work on getting myself back to being content and am excited about some plans that I have made. Getting out, no matter how difficult it is, is so important and it gets better every time you do it!
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I have a happy light too actually. For me it didn't help the depression at all (mine isn't even slightly seasonal). It helped me stay awake when I worked night shifts back in college though.
Getting out would probably help but being stuck at home and isolated is part of why I'm not happy.
I have a life threatening allergy to synthetic scents which is almost everything. I have to avoid airborne stuff even, not just putting stuff on my skin. Like people doing their laundry makes my throat start to close up if I walk by their house when it's venting. Obviously I can't have most human contact. And finding a job that is 100% from home is difficult since I can't do anything that's based on phone calls.
If I could cure my allergies, I'd be able to handle the depression. Also I'd be able to get a job since currently I can't work in an cubicle.
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Glad to know you're stable on Wellbutrin and Zoloft and I heartily second what you said about your light box. I swear by mine! And ditto on the exercise and getting out. It's hard to motivate myself to do that, but every time I do, I'm always glad. I just got some ice cleats to strap on my shoes so I can continue to walk even in the dreadful weather where I live. Being cooped up is simply not worth it!