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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Apr 29 8:17am | Replies (6299)Comment receiving replies
Oh my goodness yes! So, I took my time weening off and truly had minimal symptoms. (And it helped that, when they hit, like head spins etc, I knew exactly why it was happening. ). After over a YEAR of weening off 37.5 mg, I have been Effexor Free since 2/1/19. My dizzy spells are worse. Vertigo. I’ve been treated for something called “benign proximal ... something “. Where the treatment is simple and it’s to move a crystal that got stuck in a wrong place in the inner ear. Seems reasonable enough and treatment is non invasive. But didn’t work in my situation :(. I haven’t been posting lately because of the nausea. Reading etc makes me want to puke. (And incidentally, so does boating! Haha). So now I’m worried I have meniere’s disease Like my dear dad had.
I am hopeful that it’s metely more symptoms of withdrawal and hope so. But when will it stop? It’s been four months!!!
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Hey bubbles, so sorry to hear of your distress. I want you to know I hear you.
May I suggest one more thing I have been doing recently that has Definately helping me.
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I have been going to a chiropractor for a miss-aligned spine...its great AND she also uses Accupuncture. I am starting to believe its the Accupuncture that has reduced my need for the CBD. Accupuncture balances the electrical system of the body....it is an ancient form of medicine and look how much I have changed in the last month or so....
Its really helping.
I hope you will try it.
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Write down all your symptoms before you go in. I used to suffer from dizziness also. I realize I had things placed in my house so I could teach out and steady myself as I walked thru a room. Like, a tall lamp, my sewing table, wall, oh so many things... Now I get up and just walk, confident in my footing and balance....
Bubbles, you have become part of our family here. We love you....
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This is your life, you are in charge of it. These are your decisions to make and what ever you decide, I will back you!
Smiling at you, Darling, Bright Wings