Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Thank you!

I was just looking at my candle...in it is 3 pieces of black tourmaline.
Why would I mention this in tips of minimizing effects of withdrawing from Effexor? Cuz it hurts on so many levels to get off this drug.
Black tourmaline helped me remove so much emotional pain from within myself.
Will someone Google the healing properties of this healing gem and post it here. I can't do it on my phone.
A friend, who is also a medicine man, handed me this black necklace and told me to put it on and wear it. Told me I had to give it back. Said I would know when to take it off.
I wore it for about a month. Then one day I untied it. I couldn't believe how heavy it had become. It felt like it weighed 5 pounds.
My friend told me it was because the stones had helped me clean up many little messes left over inside me. All that pain had moved into the stones.
We cleared the pain out of the stones with sage and also a 2 minute video that clears bad energy.
Since I have given up on big pharma, God has continually been leading me to the next step in my healing...When I Am Listening
Bright Wings

@brightwings I'm going to tell the Dr. I want off the Seroquel and believe me I tell my therapist everything. The reason I don't want to be around anyone is I just don't feel like talking. They're good people!! But I just get quite when I feel this way.

I Definately got the idea they are good people. That came thru loud and clear in your writings. I am happy for you.
I don't have any idea how long it will take the med to leave your system? How much water are you drinking? Not soda or other liquids...water?
Now what are your thoughts about adding CBD to your life? You are reading what it does for myself and others. When we share what helps or not its always the other persons choice to use something or not.
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But I am hearing you loud and clear...the life you are living right now is not acceptable.
It takes action to change anything.
Bright Wings

Golly guys, I just want to share how GOOD I feel. Quite a change from a few days ago. The cold inside my house is leaving. Yesterday I had 2 heaters going cuz it snowed 2xs in 24 hours.
I could not regenerate my energy when I was shivering inside my uninsulated house.
Its the middle of April and this sweet looking old granny should be out kayaking on our beautiful Ozark rivers.
But I FEEL good. This is where all my hard work has taken me. I used to wonder if I would ever be done with doctors, medicine and just feeling crappy.
I stand here today, proudly saying to you all. Do what ever it takes. Happiness is possible.
Bright Wings, smiling at herself this time....

@brightwings I don't drink as much water as I should. I drink mainly lemonade. Not much pop at all. CBD I'm not sure about it yet. I don't think my insurance would cover it anyhow.

The body is a finely tuned machine. When you take care of it's needs, it will take care of you....
Bright Wings

@farmboy Would you happen to be a veteran? The company we order CBD from gives a steep discount for vets.

They also give it for long term disability.
60% off is nothing to sneeze at. I am in the process of sending in my paperwork to get the 60% off.
Funny, I just remembered how unsure I was when my friend urged me to try it. I thought it was hippy crap.
Boy, it changed my life for sure. Bright Wings

I use CBD oil and am investigating increasing the amount I take. I can deal with depression, although I hate it, but the anxiety and fear -- especially when they escalate into panic attacks -- are more than I'm willing to accept. Wellbutrin has not helped, so I'm tapering off (doing the taper hasn't been difficult; I've only been on it about 2 months). I may ask my doc this week if I can try Celexa; it's working well for a couple of my friends. But I'd like to be able to use CBD exclusively, even though my insurance won't cover it and I'm on a fixed income with very little leeway, simply because I do not want to subject my brain to more chemical experiments. Getting off Effexor was so hard -- I pray I can somehow find relief without using it again.