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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
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Really bad anxiety today! Feel all shaky inside and don’t want to do anything. Any suggestions in easing this feeling? I’m trying to keep busy, but it’s hard. I’m starting week four off of Effexor. I did start Prozac two weeks ago to ease my symptoms, but do not feel that it is helping right now. Guess I’m just having one of those days.
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If you can, take a Benadryl. I have very bad allergies and learned that it helped calm my anxiety as well before I was diagnosed and put on antidepressant/anti-anxiety meds. Later on, doctors recommended it for withdrawal symptoms when I had a drug interaction. I’m at the end of my first week at 150mg of effexor (down from 300). Benadryl is pretty much the only thing that’s really helped me feel better re: brain shivers, nausea, and anxiety. It’ll most likely make you pretty tired, but to me it’s worth it. Hope you feel better!
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Sorry, I do not have the experience to guide you. I would definitely check with your pharmacist and Doctor