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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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@mbryan

Yes, I have finished my taper and am completely off of meds and it honestly is great. Food that helps are ones high in magnesium including spinach and leafy greens (I have eaten spinach and veggies every single day once I found out my cortisol levels were high). Cinnamon, dark chocolate (try to find w/no sugar), broccoli, seeds (I eat chia seeds and flax seeds everyday), nuts, olive oil, and probiotics (could be a probiotic supplement taken daily). I also eat berries, oranges, ginger and drink green tea to help lower my glucose levels since cortisol also causes you glucose levels to rise!

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Thanks for sharing. I do eat many of the foods you have listed but I know I can and should do better. I have often thought high cortisol is one of my problems especially in the morning when I wake at 2, 3 or 4 am and cannot fall back to sleep.

Are you feeling well/normal? Any long lasting withdrawal?

I’m tapering off cymbalta which is similar to Effexor. I’m down to about 4 mg counting beads. I never felt good on these drugs and I am struggling each day as I taper.

One more question. Do you drink coffee?