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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

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@motormouth79

How long were you off of Zoloft before finding success with it again? My mom was on it years ago. It stopped working. She’s tried like 5 diff meds with no success. Currently on remeron with no good result. Thinking of asking dr abt going back to Zoloft.

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secretwhitepop | @secretwhitepop | Jul 15, 2019

I was on Zoloft, successfully, about 20 years ago then switched to Effexor due to low libido side effects. Doc put me on seroquel as a mood stabilizer since Lexapro caused me to have crazy anxiety. The Zoloft seems to be ... well... not having bad side effects. My mood is slightly less bleh but I’ve only been on both for about two weeks. Not giving up. And sadly, and I’m not kidding, sad news and drama abounds still in my life! Praying and listening to uplifting stuff and meditating and eating healthy as much as possible. And yes, even after only two weeks, feeling slightly better.

Sigh. It’s such a shame so many of us feel better in chemicals. Why? What gives? Sugar? Plastic? Fluorescent lighting?

Wish I knew. But truly, life is short.

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