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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: 4 days ago | Replies (6363)
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@notaround

Wanted to check in so people know I'm still alive. Still venlafaxine free. I don't think I'm getting any withdrawal symptoms. Prozac bridge worked for me. Didn't help the depression but it stopped the withdrawal.

I'm not really reading this forum regularly anymore so sorry if I worried anyone.

Maybe someday I'll find a treatment that works. Next step is a prescription stimulant under the idea that if I have more energy I'll actually be able to do the self care stuff. Still angling for a clinical trial for ketamine.

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secretwhitepop | @secretwhitepop | May 14, 2019

Good luck, and please let us know about the ketamine. Thinking about that myself if I don’t stop crying so much!

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texasduchess | @texasduchess | May 15, 2019

@notaround
Thanks for checking in. Glad the Prozac bridge helped with the Effexor withdrawal. I certainly found your comments to this thread helpful (audio relaxation tapes and yoga on YouTube to reduce anxiety, XR pellets don't dissolve in juice, essential oils at night for sleep, etc.). Hope you find the right treatment for your depression.

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Lisa Lucier, Moderator | @lisalucier | May 15, 2019

HI, @notaround - thanks very much for this update.

Since you are talking about a stimulant being prescribed for you next to boost your energy for self-care, it would be great if you could post about your experiences with that medication. Do you know what you will be taking?

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cmatthew88 | @cmatthew88 | Jul 2, 2021

hello. could you please tell me for how long you ve being on prozac bridge?

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