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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
I have been taking Effexor/Venlafaxine for years and tried to get off it a few times but each time I try to give up the chemical withdrawal symptoms are a horror story and I give up giving up. Anyone got any tips or tried and tested strategies? Thank you
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I share your frustrations, especially being seen as an addict. The judgement often comes behind a comment about how much better I am, or reference to or reminder of how messed up I was, how strange and incapable. If I have the energy to reply it is usually to ask what of the sick me they want back, or want to deal with again. “They mean well” is wearing thin.
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3 ReactionsI really appreciate your response and I never thought I would ever find myself in this position. I am embarrassed to tell those close to me for fear of how they will now perceive me. Your response gives me hope.
Katharine
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3 ReactionsI’m on Seroquel and the side effects are horrible. Muscle twitching, pins and needles, eye problems. Head buzzing I’ve only been on it doe 4 months and I’m trying to get off. I’m on 25 mg now and I haven’t been able to get past that. If anyone know how to get off of it please let me know.
I have been off Effexor for 7 months and am having problems with tingling and burning sensation in my hands and feet every single day. Has anyone else experienced this? Anything that relieves this? Better yet will This ever go away?
I was on Effexor for about 20 years and haven’t had that happen. However, check your potassium levels. Are you taking any diuretics? Sometimes that makes your hands tingle.
Definitely tell your doctor.
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1 ReactionHello sunshinebb. I hope you can find out cause and cure....yes secretpop good idea to tell doctor and not let it continue without checking. I was given a Quinolone drug 4 years ago and was ok while taking it for 7 days, but ten days after got the tingling, sensitive then burning in hands and feet..... it is a side effect of Norflox. Have you checked out Effexor on Internet to see if its a side effect - not all of them happen while we are on a medication....can happen months later which is complex because sometimes doctors dont connect the problem with a drug they prescribed 3 months before!
Depending on cause sometimes it goes away sometimes not but my gut feeling is to see doctor and maybe have a nerve test done...and blood test for magnesium? I did and tests didnt cost anything and not painful... my diagnosis was neuropathy but there are many reasons for this feeling as secretpop says... hope you can get tested and find out soon. JS
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3 Reactionsooops, I seem to have answer this on another page, sorry new here. If I had seen these comments first I would not have added mine .... sorry
Every person is different. I am now allergic to Venloflaxine. I developed Serotonin Syndrome and could not walk. I stick with my 30 mg of Prozac. Only side effect is ED
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1 Reaction...what is ED? thanks. Having a worse than usual morning so just listened to an old u tube relaxation tape...sometimes works, sometimes not... I have issues that I wonder if were causes by (I know some are) or are being caused by medications... even my glaucoma eye drops can have side effects: its a minefield. No wonder many GPs are confused, even we who take the meds cant figure it all out... so fed up with it all.
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3 ReactionsErectile dysfunction. Several female posters on here experienced the feminine version of this, too.