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I've been taking Effexor for 14 years, initially prescribed for migraines but my PCP thought there...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121583/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 31, 2018

Hello All, I am on day 21 off Effexor and life is going really well. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121983/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 28, 2018

Hello, @jmanon -- welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'm glad this discussion talking about the journeys...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121960/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 15, 2018

@tshere95 I am experiencing the same symptoms. Effexor is by far the worse medication I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121900/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 30, 2018

Hi, @ladislara. Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. If you get a chance to read back through...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121844/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 24, 2018

Hello all. Much ❤️, and may you have a smooth journey tapering off of venlafaxine I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121842/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 23, 2018

Are you tapering off effexor? I'm tapering off a Benzo using liquid tapering. There is no...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121838/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 23, 2018

I completely stopped taking effexor at the end of November, 2017. I tapered doe over 9...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121794/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 13, 2018

Hi everyone, it's been so helpful to read this thread and see that I'm "normal" in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121770/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 6, 2018

@sadiesmom1 thank you so much for your story here..... you are a very brave human being....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121763/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 5, 2018

That is way to fast to withdraw from Effexor. I withdrew over a period of 9...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121728/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 28, 2018

Hi, @emis6 -- welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'm sorry to hear about your suicide attempts...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/122802/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 8, 2018

Hi, @tshere95 — glad you talked with your doctor. Hope the tapering off the venlafaxine (Effexor)...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/122729/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jul 30, 2018

Hi everyone, While this thread is primarily about tapering off Effexor, I'd like to address the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/122470/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jul 2, 2018

I just joined this group......I was put on Effexor in November at 75 mg. I cut...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/122302/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 14, 2018

Keep reading here May find help As for me Xanax and Effexor Gave me bad effects...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/122298/

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

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Posted: Jun 14, 2018

I was prescribed Effexor by a neurologist because of migraines in my optic nerves and I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/122248/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 13, 2018

@medfree17 and others . . . I read recently in the NY Times that people coming...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/122091/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 4, 2018

@Lisa Lucier I didn't know about PAWS and I've done a ton of research about getting...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/123757/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Nov 16, 2018

I appreciate your feedback, @42430. Wondering if you would share a bit more about what brought...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/123744/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Nov 15, 2018

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