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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

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What could be more dangerous to exit: Fluoxetine, Cymbalta or Venlafaxine? I read Warnings and it's all really seems scary (

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lilypaws | @lilypaws | May 24, 2020

@kansascute I have read a lot of people having problems getting off of anti-depressants. I just had some side effects, but went off of it like the doctor told me too. Now, my daughter, a stupid psychiatrist, took her off of an anti-anxiety pill (xanax) and she had a seizure.
So, never cold turkey off of theses medicines. You need to slowly get off of them. I'm sorry you are having so much trouble. Don't read up on the side effects, alot of them do not happen. They just have to put them all down. Blessings

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tiff74 | @tiff74 | May 24, 2020

I have never been on Fluoxetine, but I have went off Cymbalta cold turkey (would never recommend this... it was SO unbearable and uncomfortable) and I am currently weaning off of Venlafaxine right now. Cymbalta and Venlafaxine aren’t “dangerous” to go off if you do it in increments. You can read my above posts to see my experiences with Cymbalta and Venlafaxine.
I pray everything goes well for you!!!

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