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Effexor working
I have been on Effexor 300mg for over 3 years. If this is working for you since you cut back from 375, then is there...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Aug 18, 2025
Effexor (Venafalaxine)
I was diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder about 12 years ago and was put on Effexor. 2 years ago I had a lengthy episode to...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Aug 15, 2025
Reinstating Effexor
I was on Effexor at 75 mgs for 10+ years. I decided to taper off since things have greatly improved financially at home and was...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Jan 26, 2025
Effexor and anxiety
I tapered to 37.5 mg for 4 weeks until I had severe withdrawals. I went back to my original dose of effexor 75 mg xr...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Oct 23, 2022
Effexor to Zoloft Switch
Hi , I’ve been on Effexor for 15 years with good results ( lowered anxiety levels immensely) until this summer. My Dr suggested switching (...
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Last active: Apr 23 7:43am
Effexor is NOT for me
I have been taking Effexor 37.5 for 3 weeks and it has made me extremely short of breath. Anyone else experience this? It’s like it...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Apr 1, 2023
Effexor Dosage
I have been on Effexor 75mg Cymbalta 30mg and Pregabalin 150mg combine for several mnths for Generalized Anxiety that I am having problems controlling due...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Apr 27, 2022
Effexor withdrawal
Hello everyone, I have been in effexor for fifteen years been on 150 for seven. Finally found out a lot of my issues were do...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Nov 27, 2023
Double dose effexor
Bonjour habituellement le matin je prend 150mg + 37.5mg mais c est la premiere ca m arrive ce soir j ai voulu prendre tylenol mais...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Jun 11, 2022
Positive Experiences with Effexor
I’m interested in anyone’s experience with Effexor for anxiety. Did it cause more anxiety at first? Did it eventually go away? Did it take a...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Mar 30, 2024
Effexor tapering question
I was on 112.5mg of XR for chronic pain. I started to taper from it over 20 weeks ago by cutting every 2 weeks. It...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Apr 21 10:46am
Does effexor help?
I see so many threads on people trying to wean off of Effexor, in the meantime my physician wants me to start taking low dose,...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Jun 9, 2024
Return to Effexor XR
I have been on antidepressants since my 30's and am now 70. I was diagnosed with Bi-polar II around age 55 and have taken Effexor...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: May 13, 2024
Restarting Effexor and Struggling
Hi everyone, I am new here. I recently tapered off of Effexor 150mg in May and was doing pretty well, until I had a major...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Dec 20, 2025
2x Effexor 75mg XL = Effexor 150mg XL?
Good morning,A couple of weeks ago, I was prescribed Efexor 75 mg prolonged release.After consulting with my doctor, he decided to increase the dose to...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Dec 28, 2025
RE ADDING EFFEXOR XR WHILE TAPERING EFFEXOR XR
WAS TAKING 225 mg OF EFFEXOR XR FOR 6 YEARS THEN MY DOCTOR DECIDED TO LOWERING TO 150 mg STARTING BY TAKING 75 mg LESS...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Nov 28, 2023
Effexor Withdrawal or Depression Relapse
In March I started on Zoloft/Sertraline to treat depression, and after noticing it wasn't helping, I was switched to Effexor/Venlafaxine 225mg. After another six weeks,...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Jan 9, 2024
Tapering Effexor but giving up
My husband and I want to get pregnant so my psychiatrist told me to get off Effexor in September. For one week I did one...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Dec 31, 2024
Tapering off Effexor XR
I've been taking Effexor XR daily for 20 years. My prescription is for three 75mg capsules (225mg total) once a day. I want to get...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Nov 24, 2024
Withdraw? Pristiq Effexor now Cymbalta
I was put on Effexor 3/6, 150mgs. I had been on Pristiq for 15 years. After a few days on the Effexor I woke up...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Oct 10, 2025