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Thank you for your support. I continue to have terrible sleep problems and believe this is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1001013/

I am convinced that Effexor/Venlafaxine

Discussion: Has anyone lost weight coming off Pristiq/Effexor?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 21 8:29am

There are a very small but measurable number of people on Effexor (Venlafaxine ) who experience...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1124188/

measurable number of people on Effexor (Venlafaxine ... happening within days of my quitting Venlafaxine ... between taking that and getting off the Venlafaxine ... and it began when I abruptly quit Venlafaxine

Discussion: Thinking my meds are making me sick - Epleptin (Gabapentin)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 15 12:27pm

Hello @dixiesister, and welcome to Connect. Speaking from experience, unfortunately high blood pressure or hypertension is...

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www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/venlafaxine-oral-route

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Nov 4, 2017

Hi @coloradogirl ! I am starting to freak out now. On June 2, 2016, I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/123113/

cancer and my oncologist put me on Venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 31, 2018

Hello to all my fellow withdrawal sufferers! 19 years ago I was prescribed 37.5 Venlafaxine XR...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/944421/

19 years ago I was prescribed 37.5 Venlafaxine ... almost two decades I took Effexor/Venlafaxine ... I stopped taking any Venlafaxine.

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Oct 8, 2023

@rascal1 Saw in a later post that you meant to refer to Effexor. I did not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125210/

Effexor/venlafaxine works by increasing ... At low doses, venlafaxine prevents serotonin

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 29, 2019

Hi Mary Lucifer . I have undertaken years of research into the VENLAFAXINE / EFFEXOR issue....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1008842/

undertaken years of research into the VENLAFAXINE ... memory & cognition issues with Venlafaxine

Discussion: Long term effects AFTER withdrawing from Effexor

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Feb 3 10:12am

I appreciate so much your willingness to share your experience and knowledge. I am looking forward...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/917010/

My experience with Venlafaxine is from ... retirement and not ready) I started on Venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 22, 2023

Effexor/Venlafaxine is a disaster. Expect to read about class action suits against the manufacturer in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1001213/

Effexor/Venlafaxine is a disaster.

Discussion: Tapering Effexor but giving up

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 21 12:19pm

Thank you for taking the time to respond. I can tell you that pre-surgery, for at...

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I am still taking venlafaxine and bupropion

Discussion: Anxiety/Depression after spinal fusion surgery

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jun 26, 2022

@kathyomaha55 I don't know. My situation is that I am unable to tolerate gabapentin, venlafaxine, and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87018/

am unable to tolerate gabapentin, venlafaxine

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 7, 2019

I have been on Venlafaxine for 3 months now, initially moved onto it from Citalopram as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124416/

I have been on Venlafaxine for 3 months

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 1, 2019

@nathan5 Hey, you tried! A lot of people on here have tried more than once. Nothing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125470/

Treatment/Mental-Health-Medications/Venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 16, 2019

Thank you for your kindness. Venlafaxine 450 for 30 years, the same for Lithium 900 and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/905271/

Venlafaxine 450 for 30 years, the same

Discussion: Do You Need All Those Pills? Depression & lessons I learned

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jul 31, 2023

Wow what a loooong thread! Guess I will just jump right in with my story. Have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124255/

Have been on venlafaxine 3 times.

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 29, 2019

Welcome to Connect, @stillwater, It sounds like you are taking all the right steps – the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/188850/

tips-on-minimising-withdrawal-symptoms-from-effexor-aka-venlafaxine

Discussion: Switching antidepressants

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 18, 2018

@sadiesmom, I can't begin to imagine your pain and what you are going through. From my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121352/

I have read about the drug Effexor/venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Nov 19, 2017

Hello @wendyw, Welcome to Connect. I couldn't find any discussions or published studies regarding a link...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/173909/

tips-on-minimising-withdrawal-symptoms-from-effexor-aka-venlafaxine

Discussion: Effexor and kidney stones

Support Group: Kidney & Bladder

Posted: Nov 5, 2017

@charm58 Effexor (venlafaxine) works by increasing and regulating the levels of two different neurotransmitters in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125239/

@charm58 Effexor (venlafaxine) works

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 1, 2019

OK so I've been off Effexor/venlafaxine for just over two months and the withdrawals have been...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125309/

OK so I've been off Effexor/venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 5, 2019