Depression & Anxiety Support Group

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hi , I’ve been on Effexor for 15 years with good results ( lowered anxiety levels immensely) until this summer. My Dr suggested switching (...

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...

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...

I have used the tapering suggestion that was offered by another member, and it has worked well for me. I am currently on 37.5mg, and...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

I know everyone reacts differently but hoping to hear positive experiences. I just restarted effexor after tapering for 6 weeks and then restarting. I was...

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...