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I am grateful that my suicide attempts were not successful, though, at the time, I was...

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attempted it until after I had stopped venlafaxine ... When the venlafaxine was restarted,

Discussion: Gratitude: Today, I'm grateful for...

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Posted: Jul 26, 2024

Hey @richyrich were you able to finally get off Venlafaxine? I was on this med at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125995/

richyrich were you able to finally get off Venlafaxine ... experience with trying to get off Venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Oct 17, 2019

Hi Sandi, Thanks for the thoughtful response, and I wholeheartedly agree - SSRIs and SNRIs for...

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A compilation of studies done of Venlafaxine ... groups I shouldn't be (google venlafaxine

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

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Posted: May 17, 2019

Hello @intendtorecover and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I am very sorry to read about your...

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Sep 2, 2022

Such great solutions to minimize the withdrawal symptoms on this thread. I was on Venlafaxine for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124252/

I was on Venlafaxine for a year (took

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 28, 2019

@BrightCloud Trying to taper by skipping days means that the levels of Effexor in your body...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124168/

. "Venlafaxine (Effexor) can be ... psychiatry/article/103869/depression/venlafaxine-discontinuation-syndrome-prevention-and-management

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 13, 2019

Morning, Let me begin by saying I feel all your pain. I. Am 78. My journey...

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Around 2012 my internist added in Venlafaxine ... now I am left on one (1) 70 mg of Venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Feb 20, 2024

@teachols I would NOT take this supplement while on venlafaxine (generic name for Effexor). RxList says,...

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NOT take this supplement while on venlafaxine ... hydroxytryptophan (5-htp) oral and venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Feb 23, 2019

I currently see a psychiatrist who prescribed depression and anxiety drugs. A psychologist, cardiologist, neurologist, family...

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The venlafaxine dosage was changed from

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Posted: Aug 4, 2020

Hi, I am currently been on Venlafaxine 75mg since 2016 and feel I have done enough...

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Hi, I am currently been on Venlafaxine

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

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Posted: Jun 22, 2025

Hi, @dissidentdaughter -- I'm really sorry to hear about the chronic pain you have developed. That...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/210821/

have completed their taper off of venlafaxine

Discussion: Long term effects AFTER withdrawing from Effexor

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 4, 2018

Hi! I’ve had fibro for about 15 years. About 5 years ago I hit on the...

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helps at all, here goes: AM 225 mg Venlafaxine

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Posted: Feb 6, 2018

I wrote a couple of days about and had ask my Doctor for help with headache...

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He prescribed Venlafaxine, 37.5mg and

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Posted: Feb 17, 2024

Update 10 days later and I tapered off too quickly. I "thought" it was slow, but...

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how hard it is to finally get off Venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 28, 2022

I hear you. Venlafaxine withdrawal wreaks havoc on brain chemistry including the emotions. The emotional responses...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/126386/

Venlafaxine withdrawal wreaks havoc

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Feb 27, 2020

@mkm Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. We are not medical professionals here, but as patients/caregivers/family members...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/274294/

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

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Posted: Sep 1, 2019

This is TRUE!! I found out the hard way.... I have discovered the most consistent bead...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125447/

with the goal of getting totally off venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 15, 2019

Welcome to Connect, @katbird and @tarsh, I would have never thought of reducing the number of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/122377/

experiences while tapering off Effexor (Venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 24, 2018

In the past I have tapered off effexor easily by subtracting jus one or two of...

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I am desperate to be rid of venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Nov 8, 2024

Definitely slow down the dose level when titrating off. As Looplu 79 says, drop down dose...

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after a 3 yr titration off EFFEXOR / VENLAFAXINE

Discussion: Long term effects AFTER withdrawing from Effexor

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 12, 2025