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@caityduck You don't mention how much Effexor you were on and I realize when you want...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/123018/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 21, 2018

@jakedduck1 Good morning! I thank you for your concern & your taking the time to write....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/123016/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 21, 2018

I found this. Hopefully not more than a week or two off the Effexor but I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/186379/

Discussion: Does CBD oil help you with your depression and/or anxiety?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 4, 2018

I am four months off Effexor after tapering slowly down from 25 mg and been using...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/122983/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 19, 2018

@maryathome There are too many variables--body type, activity level, incentive/reason to get off, male/female, weight, type...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/122943/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 16, 2018

Saw this way of reducing/tapering dosage if you cannot cut pills, or a compounding pharmacist is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/122906/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 15, 2018

HI, @clearview3. Glad you are posting and sharing about your situation as you hope to taper...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121592/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Feb 1, 2018

Hi. I have been trying to get off Effexor for a few weeks now, and it’s...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121968/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 16, 2018

I have been tapering off Effexor for the last 4 months. I'm down to 37.5 mg....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121935/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 11, 2018

Hello, @megannicole, and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Glad the posts on this thread have helped...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121903/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 1, 2018

Hello @tundra. Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for starting this conversation. I see that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/196117/

Discussion: Using CBD oil to help taper off anxiety & depression meds?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 15, 2018

Finally Effexor free!!! It took me 1.5 months- started at 150mg and then removed an increasing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121803/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 14, 2018

Hello, After 10 years of Effexor 375mg, many trials trying to get off it, or trying...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121713/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 26, 2018

Hello, @livingwiththechallenge2018. Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Sounds like you've had a lot of awful side...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121661/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 9, 2018

I have read through about a year's worth of this thread and now I figure I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124257/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 29, 2019

Zoloft drove me crazy.. I must have went through 10 anti depressants nothing worked only made...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/239070/

Discussion: Trying to find the right medications for my depression/anxiety

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 21, 2019

Doctors are stupid about this stuff, and much more. I don't tell my doctor anything about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124203/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 18, 2019

Hi. I just joined and don't know where to ask, so I'm jumping in right here....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124151/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 12, 2019

@agiusto I did not have anxiety before Effexor and began experiencing it 6.5 weeks after my last...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124133/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 8, 2019

@terri672-. I'm somewhat familiar with Lupus. My twin had it. It's doubtful that Effexor caused Lupus.There...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124086/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 2, 2019

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