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Is there any long term side effects from stopping venlafaxine?
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Aug 13 9:23am | Replies (39)Comment receiving replies
ELIZ D
Hi , I am seemingly in the same position ref Brain function damage & lasting depression as a result of Venlafaxine (Effexor), plus lasting physical side effects. As with you, my Psychiatrist did not want me to stop. Despite it not doing what it was supposed to & just causing more problems. Like you , I did gradual reduction, but still have side effects 2 yrs after stopping. Did you still get side effects after your reduction programme , if so, how long did they last? regards Simon
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Problem with messing my brain up is that I still need to trust and rely on it to think. I am also an old lady, so there's a medical assumption I'm cognitively impaired anyway (snarl, spit).
The reduction program avoided the massive ongoing side effects I had experienced going cold turkey but I'm now about 9 months out and I'm still nowhere near right (but it's a long, cold Australian winter down here).
I started going through another book - Beverley Thomson's 'Antidepressed' which is an excellent overview of the drug industry - and also covers stopping and side effects. I found an epub file of it online.
regards Liz