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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125860/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 10, 2019

I was on Effexor XR for many years, but it wasn't effective. I then switched to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/189299/

Discussion: Viibyrd

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 21, 2019

You can do this but don’t be in a rush. Do t even think about an...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125677/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 19, 2019

@favorino Welcome. Glad you started looking at these posts from the beginning. Just so you know--@coloradogirl...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125665/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 14, 2019

Hi @kgoller and welcome to Connect! You may have noticed I moved your post to this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125615/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 2, 2019

@bd1323 It has been shown time and again that 50% cuts generally do not work, at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125606/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 31, 2019

Excellent advice. In my 6th week of tapering off my daily dosage of 75 mg Venlafaxine...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125548/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 22, 2019

Hi everyone. I'm new here . Im needing some help. I have tapered myself down from...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125501/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 18, 2019

@bd1323 Yes, Effexor can cause auditory hallucinations--even while on the drug, not just when reducing the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125476/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 16, 2019

Remember we all have our own reasons for starting, continuing, and stopping effexor. Our circumstances are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125401/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 9, 2019

@nathan5 Hey there Nathan, Would you mind sharing how you tapered? When I worked the closer...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125310/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 5, 2019

@searchgirl I would ask the doctor how much success he’s had discontinuing Effexor that way. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125268/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 2, 2019

@brightwings I've been completely off of neurontin since March 2016. I started tapering from 225 mg...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125073/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 22, 2019

@secretwhitepop Vertigo (dizziness) can definitely be an Effexor withdrawal symptom. Many posters on this thread have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124820/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 12, 2019

@farmboy Please consider your doctor's recommendation to reinstate Effexor at 150mg; you may think you're losing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124724/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 25, 2019

@farmboy Sorry it's been rough. Here are my thoughts--remember we're all just guessing here; each of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124603/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 16, 2019

@jakedduck1 I don't have access to a compounding pharmacist. I was originally on 2 mg clonazepam....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124597/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 14, 2019

@mimid0506 "Dismissive doctor" is too kind--@jakedduck1 Leonard Holloway once said about a similar response by someone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124537/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 10, 2019

@babydoll- I agree with jake. I think that you have not tapered slowly enough to avoid...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124529/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 9, 2019

Well I ended up in the Emergency room today again because the panic attacks wouldn't stop....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124510/

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 7, 2019

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