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@mimilove

Hi! Thank you so very much!! Yes, enough is enough!! In 2006 I was diagnosed with sere depressive disorder. I've been on antidepressants ever since. I quite drinking 2/1/2007. My primary physician switched me from Cymbalta to Effexor (Venlafaxine) about 8 years ago. I started with 75 mg. After a few years I went down to 37,5 mg. I had minor withdrawal symptoms so did 75 mg every other day until I slowly stopped having withdrawals. In May of 2022 I had a seizure out of the blue. My husband took me to ER. They did a CT scan that showed no brain issues. I had my driver's license suspended for 90 days. They did EEG and other tests with no conclusive evidence as to why I had the seizure. I had another about 6 months later. And a third last night. I am so disappointed in my docs and pharmacy as I've now been doing research only to learn seizure is a side effect of the migraine med I take (Rizatriptan Benzoate 10 mg.) and Venlafaxine. I also take Excederine Migraine (acedomediphine, Aspirin and caffeine.) I clearly need to be OFF Venlafacine and I'm stopping migraine med too. Exercise, eating healthy and staying OFF social media and the news clearly help. I seriously cannot believe a neurologist is prescribing these two meds together and the pharmacy didn't catch the interaction. Stress from marital issues and life in general plus all the dangerous chemicals are clear triggers seizures. Chocolate / sugar addiction doesn't help. But the drugs and interactions are most likely contributors as well. I am on a long RV road trip and am gong to try to schedule online appts with both docs. I appreciate your detailed weaning plan and will send it to my docs.

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I don’t think Effexor should be prescribed anymore. I’m not looking forward to these side effects again from tapering off. I’m down from 150 mg to 112.5 mg a Day. And added Wellbutrin because I am depressed. And it really helped the last time I had took it. I hope everyone is still out there that has gotten off of this terrible script cuz I’m hoping for support. I’m staying in the 112 but if I’m ok…I wanna drop to 75 mg. And raise the Wellbutrin. Which I’m not sure my doctor wants to do anything except for passing the buck. I think I’m doing pretty well going down to 112 knock on wood. Without her.

To Mimilov: Are you still taking Effexor or are you completely off it?