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Hi, @missjill87 -- seems like you are very self-aware and cognizant that this is not the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121591/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Feb 1, 2018

Everything you have written sounds just like me. I am sitting at work right now just...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121575/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 31, 2018

Hello All! I wrote a couple weeks ago about being prescribed Effexor for menopause symptoms and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121493/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 16, 2018

I have been on Effexor for 13 years. After having a child, my dosage was doubled...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121401/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Nov 25, 2017

@lolita9 - I'm glad to hear that you're taking things slowly. If you're considering trying Prozac,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121335/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Nov 17, 2017

Hi, @lolita9 -- just wanted to check in with you and see how your taper off...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121297/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Oct 30, 2017

I’m so thankful I started reading this. I’ve been taking 75 mg of Effexor for 13...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121293/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Oct 21, 2017

Welcome to Connect, @lolita9 - starting and stopping a medication always bears a chance of causing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121289/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Oct 20, 2017

Hi @cavegnr1 - Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry you're having trouble getting off Effexor. Are you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121283/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Oct 14, 2017

@Hayleesmommy, I had a doctor once prescribed me Effexor because I have a migraine headache's. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121267/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Oct 3, 2017

That advice is no good. The withdrawal is from the last little bit of the Efexor...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121245/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 12, 2017

Thank you for the welcome! I'll look for Pristiq withdrawal. After discussing option with my GP,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/85149/

Discussion: Weaning off of Pristiq

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 20, 2016

Did you try breaking open the Venlafaxine capsule and tapering your dose from 37.5mg? Each white...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/126444/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 9, 2020

Check out The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines, or Mark Horowitz/Outro online. There is such a thing as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1474172/

Discussion: Discontinuing venlafaxine - what to do about extreme fatigue?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 4 10:15am

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1202450/

Discussion: Effexor withdrawal

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 2, 2025

Thanks for the information about the prozac. I'm so glad it worked for you. How many...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1202973/

Discussion: Effexor withdrawal

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 3, 2025

@mmsm I’m so sorry to hear that you’re feeling this bad too. I hate that so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1423208/

Discussion: Effexor withdrawal

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Oct 25, 2025

I went cold turkey off of 37.5 mg. I had been at 75 for about twenty...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1034909/

Discussion: As promised, my successful tapering off Effexor schedule

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 16, 2024

Please NOTE that I am not a doctor, or a medical professional of any kind and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1048267/

Discussion: Long term effects AFTER withdrawing from Effexor

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 10, 2024

I’m in Columbus OH. My PCP is Geoffrey Vaughan, MD in Upper Arlington. When I wanted...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1033016/

Discussion: Looking for a Benzo wise Doctor in Ohio

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

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