venlafaxine xr withdrawal Please help

Posted by pinkhorse @pinkhorse, Dec 22, 2017

Can anyone tell me what I can do to feel better. I can barely think well enough to write this.....And I know everyone will say go to my doctor, but I can't.
I feel like I have the brain of a three year old trying to even type this, but hopefully i'm coherant enough for someone to give me advice.
I've been on 300mg for 4 years. I had reduced to 150mg, and did that for about two weeks. I didn't feel great (and i was 2 weeks in when I realized why I wasnt feeling great), but was functioning. When I became aware that I was feeling crappy because I had reduced my dose I thought I should just hurry up and get this over with. I'm on day 8 being completly off this drug. I can't function at all..dizzy, ringing in ears, headache, emotional, irritated. Omg, is this normal? When will it get better? If I take 150 mg will I feel better? Or will it just defeat the8 days of being off and set me back? Please someone help if they can.

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rmce72a | @rmce72a | Jul 17, 2022

In reply to @kratz5 "Thank you for your reply. I hope the best for you as you go though this..." + (show)

Kratz5, how are you doing?

kratz5 | @kratz5 | Jul 17, 2022

In reply to @rmce72a "Kratz5, how are you doing?" + (show)

Well, the Effexor is still working for me. So doubt I will quit taking it at this point in time. But maybe you have something there, doesn’t seem to help as much as it did. Of course I am under a LOT of stress, so feel that is a big part of it. (Family issues)
I am taking it for depression. I have taken anti-depression medication for at least 40 years, and Effexor has really helped me the most.
I guess it is always something, and the way the world is going makes it that much worse. Lol

rmce72a | @rmce72a | Jul 18, 2022

In reply to @kratz5 "Well, the Effexor is still working for me. So doubt I will quit taking it at..." + (show)

How long have you been taking Effexor? I know there are other antidepressants that apparently aren't as difficult to stop as Effexor. Perhaps when Effexor no longer works for you, you could switch to one of those. Depression and anxiety are such difficult things. It's a shame we have to suffer with those problems and now with additional problems from the drugs that are supposed to help us. I wish you well and hope you feel better.