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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
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Good Morning everyone! I have no idea how to start a thread, so I just hit reply! I am looking for suggestions. I have been Effexor free since February! Yes, I had a horrible time, had to have a bridge of Prozac, didn’t help at first, but now I feel great. I still get anxiety, but not as bad. My problem now is restless leg syndrome! I have had this diagnosis for years and take Requip for it, but since stopping Effexor it is worse than ever! I can not sleep for the aching feeling of having to keep moving my legs. It starts around 6 PM and I’m walking, dancing, whatever to keep it at bay! Has anyone else had this problem? Also, I want you all to know that each and everyone of you are in my prayers, this is a journey we are on to feel better and I love the support and suggestions that I read from you all! Keep smiling your all beautiful and worth it!
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@babydoll - if you ever want to start a new discussion thread on Connect, go to the gray box at the bottom of any Connect page, click on "Get Started on Connect" and look under "How to Start a New Discussion." Here's the link if you prefer to go there directly https://connect.mayoclinic.org/get-started-on-connect/
are u still on Prozac?if so how much do you take daily?
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I read many years ago of a folk remedy--you put a bar of soap (unwrapped) under your bottom sheet probably somewhere around your knees. No one knows why this works (when it does). Here's some info off the net: Supposedly gives off magnesium. Not every brand does the trick (folks who try this say Dial and Dove don't work); Dr. Oz recommends soap containing lavender. One site re this says, "One possible explanation for the soap effect is the fragrance. A chemist suggested to us that the most popular soaps all seem to have the fragrant compound limonene in their scent.... We suspect that transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are involved. (Limonene activates TRP A1.)"--https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2017/11/27/why-put-soap-under-your-bottom-sheet/