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Welcome @mamawofboys3, I'm happy to hear that your doctor took you off Effexor. After having taken...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/799931/

Discussion: How to taper off Effexor after taking only 2 weeks?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 21, 2023

Thank you so much! I was also on effexor. I quit taking that on my own...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/669746/

Discussion: How did you successfully taper off of 0.5 lorazepam (Ativan)?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 10, 2022

Please will somebody help whit the tapering off venlafaxine XR 75mg don't want to go wrong...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/669591/

Discussion: As promised, my successful tapering off Effexor (Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 10, 2022

I'm so scared to taper,I'm on 75mg of effexor xr for three months but I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/669588/

Discussion: As promised, my successful tapering off Effexor (Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 10, 2022

I'm 87 and have taken Effexor for years. I also worked as a counselor many years...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/700870/

Discussion: Elderly mom suddenly off Effexor

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 20, 2022

I was prescribed 25 mg, immediate-release Effexor (venlafaxine) in 2001 to control the hot flashes I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/694860/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 31, 2022

@val56 You are on Seroquel, experiencing horrible side effects, and you want help to get off...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/126883/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 11, 2021

@erikas I agree with you and the Mayo Clinic Pharmacist that patients shouldn’t get off some...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/204830/

Discussion: Getting off of Seroquel

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Oct 29, 2020

Hi, guys, I just posted my successful Tapering and weaning off Effexor (Venlafaxine). I hope it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/126807/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 31, 2020

Hi medication girl. I'll give my 2 cents worth as an effexor taker for 16 years...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/126767/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 6, 2020

The big tipoff that you are tapering too fast is withdrawal symptoms. It is not uncommon...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/126730/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 26, 2020

Thank-you both for advice. My kids are noticing that my mood swings a lot. If I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/126727/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 26, 2020

@2degrees, I agree with @brightwings. Everyone is different. You need to do what is right for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/126726/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 26, 2020

@jackbud13 @jassyj @pups1978 @tb2011 @sharbare As @brightwings and @colleenyoung have suggested, please read the posts on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/126709/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 21, 2020

Thanks for reiterating that now is not the time to be doing a tapering off antidepressants/anxiety...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/126704/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 21, 2020

At the risk of sounding obsessive Has anyone used trazadone for sleep whilst withdrawing from Effexor?...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/126619/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 5, 2020

Hi Huxy and welcome. You may have noticed that I moved your question to this long-standing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/649831/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Oct 30, 2021

Hi - I am also tapering off of Effexor. I'm sharing my story to add another...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/609131/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 14, 2021

The Prozac switch really helps a lot of people. I hope it works for you. Effexor...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/608857/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 13, 2021

So hard to find the one that might help. I have to say Efexor got me...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/126930/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 9, 2021

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