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I know what you are going through Many of us are in the same boat When...

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Discussion: I'm just tired. . .so tired of this everyday battle

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 19, 2023

@lisalucier I was on Effexor for several years but thought it was causing blurred vision so...

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Discussion: Adding Prozac to Buproprion?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jul 13, 2018

Claudia I don’t know how old you are or really anything about you other than the...

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Discussion: Why don’t anxiety meds work for me?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 5, 2025

your words -- All was well until an inexplicable gloom overcame me. So I jumped back...

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Discussion: Weaning off of Pristiq

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Feb 24, 2024

I am new to this site too. Until tonight by researching on my own- I didn’t...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/235593/

Discussion: Tapering off clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 26, 2019

I have a hard time defining anxiety...but I guess it is the best way to describe...

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Discussion: What is Your Experience with Anxiety?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 8, 2024

My suggestion would be to take it slowly and don't do anything until you are settled...

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Discussion: Lexapro

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Oct 11, 2023

@mlpbob I gave my antidepressants a month or two to see how I did. One made...

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Discussion: Sadness while on meds

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 10, 2025

Hello, I want to introduce myself and thank everyone for being here. I began tapering venlafaxine...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/123904/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Dec 17, 2018

Thank you SO much for your reply!! This is BY FAR the best website that I...

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Discussion: Side effects of Pristiq

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 24, 2013

Please start at Page 1 of this thread and read ALL of it. There's a lot...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/614669/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jul 7, 2021

Oh my goodness, @wtrescott. Effexor MUST be SLOWLY decreased over a considerable amount of time to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121440/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Dec 16, 2017

@babydoll Failure doesn't come into it; how you respond (or don't) to a medication isn't a...

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 10, 2019

Hi @lisalucier and @jimhd , I had alot going on with my Mom having emergency surgery...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121331/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Nov 17, 2017

@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

You are seriously depressed. The psychologist was wrong. Journaling is not enough! You would profit from...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1076912/

Discussion: If my story ended here, it would be a tragedy

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 29, 2024

I have been on 450 mgs for almost thirty years( I know that’s crazy), after 20...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/876447/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 11, 2023

@kgoller It is doubtful that your withdrawal symptoms will subside much/at all without reinstating to the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125625/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 2, 2019

I haven’t posted in quite awhile, and my situation may be a little different. My doctor...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124002/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Dec 24, 2018

My goodness~ your taper is by far the quickest I have read about. I am 63...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1107381/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jul 17, 2024

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