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I’m so sorry to hear what you’re going through - I remember the intensity of the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/712520/

Discussion: Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 29, 2022

My wife took effexor for almost 10 years and she weaned of slowly in 2018. She...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/708771/

Discussion: Long term effects AFTER withdrawing from Effexor

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 16, 2022

@abcxyz Generally speaking Effexor can be difficult to come off of because people try and get...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/699164/

Discussion: Long term effects AFTER withdrawing from Effexor

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 14, 2022

My experience with Cymbalta has been good. I plan to stay with it unless it stops...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/694978/

Discussion: Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 31, 2022

I'm no expert, just a person who went through the ordeal of tapering off Effexor; I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/694616/

Discussion: Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 30, 2022

Thank you for this -- it makes me very hopeful! It's taken two years but I've...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/686780/

Discussion: Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 5, 2022

Speak to your doctor, of course, but I do feel this will get better with time....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/673174/

Discussion: Long term effects AFTER withdrawing from Effexor

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 20, 2022

Maybe the book "The Anti-Depressant Solution" might help. Written by Dr. Joseph Glenmullen, who has spent...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/641618/

Discussion: Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Oct 3, 2021

Hello! Ive been taking Effexor XR 150 for 4 months now. It has worked compared to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/641516/

Discussion: Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Oct 2, 2021

May I suggest reading the book "The Anti-Depressant Solution" by Dr. JosephGlenmullen. Dr. Glenmullen has 30+...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/635968/

Discussion: Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Sep 16, 2021

@bev098890 Are you taking Prozac currently in addition to the Effexor? How is the taper going...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/633016/

Discussion: Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Sep 5, 2021

Hello there. Looking for some advice from what looks like a wonderful forum. Have only been...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/632792/

Discussion: Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Sep 4, 2021

Don’t mess around with Effexor. Tapering can’t be done in an unorganized manner. You have to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/618544/

Discussion: Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jul 21, 2021

Yeah, I think your taper was too fast. Like you, I was on Effexor (venlafaxine) for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/618060/

Discussion: Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jul 19, 2021

Wow! Neither of those meds give you ant relief? I tapered Paxil. Effexor and Paxil are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/610133/

Discussion: Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 19, 2021

Hi Junie how are you doing? This is the toughest ride ever. I've spent 6.5 months...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/608311/

Discussion: Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 11, 2021

You’re tapering waaaaay to fast! If your doctor is directing this taper find another doctor. Reinstating...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/596708/

Discussion: Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 23, 2021

@katj77 I had a withdrawal free taper from Klonopin but I tapered very slowly. Most people...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/594311/

Discussion: Klonopin taper

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 14, 2021

Have you and your doctor explored and ruled out other causes for your nausea (pregnancy, inner...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/126901/

Discussion: Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 5, 2021

Wow! I hate to think that Effexor can cause permanent damage. I was on it for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/210840/

Discussion: Long term effects AFTER withdrawing from Effexor

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 25, 2021

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