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Hi, @cp6401 - how has it gone today with the side effects of the venlafaxine (Effexor) taper? Are you still experiencing the derealism zombieness like in your previous step down to a lower dose?

@brownikl1 - did you come to any conclusions about whether you have been experiencing vertigo?

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Hi and thanks for inquiring..yes I’m much better.. obviously with ocd, I’m surrounded by triggers so it’s sometimes difficult. But overall better. The zombieness and dereaslism are the main reasons why I wanted to taper. Like watching a movie that’s happening 3feet in front of you.. I want to say also for the record (and this is possibly the wrong thread) feel like the trt helps with overall concentration and focus, not to mention recovery from anxiety induced post disthymia/depression. It’s been a long road (decided 3years ago that I had had it when celexa stopped working..) so I feel like trt is a part of the puzzle for sure.. to make a long story short lowering my dose of anti depressant this low is the almost the culminating point of a 3 year battle (been on antidepressants since my teens) .. is my plan going to work? I have no idea, but I’ll be damned if I don’t give it my best shot....

sorry for the long rant, I guess I had more to say than I thought..