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Thank you fir sharing. I've been taking Effexor for 8 years now and mentioned to my...

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I've been taking Effexor for 8 years

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 3, 2017

Spoiler alert - this is a downer. Here's my experience. I went off effexor about 20...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/126247/

I went off effexor about 20 years ago

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 29, 2020

I have been on only 37.5 Effexor XR for about a year, it is a wonderful...

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I have been on only 37.5 Effexor XR

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 31, 2018

This will be of limited use (bc I took Effexor so long ago and don't remember...

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will be of limited use (bc I took Effexor

Discussion: Tapering Effexor but giving up

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Nov 8, 2023

I have been sick since I was 6, I’m 60 now. For the first 4 years...

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That led to; 450mg of Effexor, 450 mg

Discussion: Medication for Bipolar: Can a person heal from bipolar?

Support Group: Mental Health

Posted: Jul 11, 2023

You may have read my previous posts about my nightmare with Effexor withdrawal. It's a long...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121828/

previous posts about my nightmare with Effexor ... antidepressant free after the withdrawal of Effexor

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 19, 2018

I shared previously I used to have more than 250 personalities. I based that count by...

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Today, I am 14 weeks Effexor free.

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jul 15, 2018

WOW! A lot of good tips and discussions. My daughter is 21 years old and her...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/122312/

coupled of times) put her on 75 mg Effexor

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 15, 2018

I've been taking this demon of a drug for three years and recently had a melt...

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by taking pristiq one day and then Effexor

Discussion: Side effects of Pristiq

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 27, 2015

I need to update my experience. I previously noted that I had titrated off of fifteen...

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of fifteen years of 450mg a day of Effexor

Discussion: I have just gotten off of Venlafaxine. Anyone else?

Support Group: Mental Health

Posted: Mar 17 9:23am

Thank you for your response. I just began taking Effexor last year. It has helped me...

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I just began taking Effexor last year

Discussion: How do I get help for my son?

Support Group: Parkinson's Disease

Posted: Mar 20, 2023

I’ve had long covid since July 2022, but it wasn’t until I saw a second rheumatologist...

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my family learned the hard way that Effexor

Discussion: Exacerbated anxiety and depression, brain fog: Long Covid

Support Group: Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19

Posted: Mar 28, 2023

Yes, at age 75, first diagnosed with major depression 30 years ago, then bipolar disorder 20...

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report that I am only on 37.5 mg ET Effexor

Discussion: Medication for Bipolar: Can a person heal from bipolar?

Support Group: Mental Health

Posted: Aug 7, 2023

I went cold turkey, and the zaps were maddening for about two weeks. This was followed...

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But getting off Effexor was the key

Discussion: As promised, my successful tapering off Effexor (Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 20 12:17pm

I would say you have Mast Cell Activation just like I do. All the things you...

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So I take Effexor xr for this and I ... ……or did , before the diet and the Effexor

Discussion: Facial Swelling - no diagnosis

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Dec 7, 2022

I mentioned that I did some research to see what steps I could take to minimize...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/122787/

steps I could take to minimize the Effexor ... learned.-- 78% of people stopping Effexor ... such as Cymbalta (duloxetine) and Effexor

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 4, 2018

Hello everyone from QLD Australia...I was prescribed Effexor 75mgs 16 years ago at the age of...

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from QLD Australia...I was prescribed Effexor

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Nov 26, 2018

I’m so angry with my old doctor he should of told me about clonazapam that you...

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get dependent on this awful drug and Effexor

Discussion: Klonopin & Gabapentin for sleep

Support Group: Sleep Health

Posted: May 18, 2023

@@@ Hello All, I am doing well all considering. The head shudders from the detox of...

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The head shudders from the detox of effexor

Discussion: Adults On The Autism Spectrum

Support Group: Autism (ASD)

Posted: Oct 18, 2018

OK...going to take a plunge....Went from 75 to 37.5, sat there for about 10 days and...

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Been on Effexor XR 75mg for 10 years

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 18, 2018