Hi, @pinkhorse --We welcome you to Mayo Clinic Connect. The symptoms you've been experiencing sound very hard to take.

You might want to take a look at this thread for what others here have said about venlafaxine withdrawal: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/tips-on-minimising-withdrawal-symptoms-from-effexor-aka-venlafaxine/bookmark/?ajax_hook=action&_wpnonce=6aeeab497d

What symptom of the withdrawal is hardest for you right now?