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I have just gotten off of Venlafaxine. Anyone else?

Mental Health | Last Active: Aug 27 8:51pm | Replies (73)
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@graciepeanut521

Hey there!
I’m also very slowly tapering off Venflaxine because when I tried to quit cold turkey I could not take the withdrawal symptoms. Fun fact: my doctor told me that Venflaxine is harder to withdraw from than heroin! I have only tapered down 20mg in the last two months, but I’m rooting for you! It’s interesting that you can’t seem to feel full. Are you having any other side effects?

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mbryan | @mbryan | Apr 25, 2023

Hi! Thanks for responding. I have heard that it is super hard to get off of, but not that hard. Wow. Makes sense - my symptoms have calmed down for the most part, but I constantly am hungry, or have this feeling in my upper abdomen, and if I don't eat in a certain amount of time, it gets worse and I feel super faint all of a sudden and get really clammy and then I just start to sob. I also have constant diarrhea. Sorry if that's TMI, but what were your symptoms like?

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frances007 | @frances007 | Apr 26, 2023

replying to @graciepeanut521 . I too am tapering off of this medication, and in all honesty, feel horrible. I am feeling more on edge than normal, irritated, angry(and I am not an angry person by nature) and very anxious, or rather more anxious than usual. As far as feeling "full" do you mean when you are eating? I do not have much of an appetite because of my liver/pancreas disease, so I am not having this symptom you described. I will see my neurologist tomorrow to discuss these symptoms among other things, and inquire if he can give me something other than what I have so that I can relax a bit more easily.
Good luck and hang in there. We can do this.

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