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I hear you, loud and clear. My anxiety and panic returned full force, and I've gotten...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/125424/

panic, but in the 25 yrs I was on venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 12, 2019

@kdo0827 and @youngsally I've read your posts here in reference to Lexapro and weaning off it....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/148405/

that you read through the Effexor / Venlafaxine

Discussion: Lexapro withdrawal

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Sep 3, 2018

Hello all. Much ❤️, and may you have a smooth journey tapering off of venlafaxine I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121842/

have a smooth journey tapering off of venlafaxine ... tips-on-minimising-withdrawal-symptoms-from-effexor-aka-venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 23, 2018

I recently discontinued 450mg of Venlafaxine daily, that I had been taking for fifteen years. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/996478/

I recently discontinued 450mg of Venlafaxine ... three months since I’ve taken any Venlafaxine

Discussion: I have been taking venlafaxine xr 250mg for 25 years want to stop,

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 13, 2024

It sounds like your journey to come off Venlafaxine has mirrored mine, admittedly I didn't start...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/126631/

sounds like your journey to come off Venlafaxine ... kirsty29 I am taking the tablet form of Venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 10, 2020

I'm really lost and trying to get myself off venlafaxine. My psychiatrist did not care about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/123714/

lost and trying to get myself off venlafaxine ... loratadine and then prescribed me venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Nov 6, 2018

From the experiences recounted on this forum, doctors routinely give/recommend to patients tapering schedules that are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/126487/

ever on 25mg regular-release Effexor/venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 15, 2020

So, I've recently been dealing with a large amount of anxiety. I was given a few...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/716288/

over it - right now I'm using Venlafaxine

Discussion: Anyone had serotonin syndrome? What causes it? How to prevent it?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 10, 2022

Re: Aimovig injections - since i have NDPH, not migraines, my neurologist had to fight to...

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I think it was Venlafaxine, but that

Discussion: Migraine - Aimovig (erenumab) side effects

Support Group: Headache & Migraine

Posted: Jul 8, 2019

I'd be interested to know that, too. My doctor -- my GP -- put me on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124447/

coming back after I'd been off venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 3, 2019

Hello @michellec53, welcome to Connect. You may also want to check out the following discussion titled...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/111832/

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

Discussion: Emotional during menopause and post zoloft!

Support Group: Women's Health

Posted: Jan 5, 2019

A psychiatrist started all of this fifteen years ago. He prescribed what I call the big...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1015661/

big dogs, 450mg, of buproprion and venelafaxine ... Ultimately when I stopped the venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Feb 14, 2024

Hello I have come to give hope to everyone. After taking venlafaxine 225mg for years I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/950743/

After taking venlafaxine 225mg for years

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Oct 20, 2023

This is by no means a definitive list, but here are some reasons why people quit...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/948961/

some reasons why people quit Effexor/venlafaxine

Discussion: Long term effects AFTER withdrawing from Effexor

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Oct 17, 2023

I have been on these meds for about 2 years. I have SVT’s and atrial fib....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/316742/

I was on Venlafaxine before the heart

Discussion: Metoprolol and Flecainide for A-fib causing anxiety

Support Group: Heart Rhythm Conditions

Posted: Jul 21, 2020

@saku I did not have any difficulty with withdrawal until 6.5 weeks AFTER my last tapered...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124378/

Effexor/venlafaxine gets stored in fatty

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Feb 24, 2019

Hi all. I've been on 37.5 for only 8 months, was on Celexa 17 years before...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/122213/

so was switched to generic Effexor (venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 10, 2018

Glad you found this offering helpful. Hope that whatever your illness - physical, mental, spiritual -...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/982245/

my case of medically overprescribed venlafaxine

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Dec 17, 2023

After fifteen years of 450mg of Effexor/Venlafaxine daily, a four month titration and more research than...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/967412/

fifteen years of 450mg of Effexor/Venlafaxine

Discussion: RE ADDING EFFEXOR XR WHILE TAPERING EFFEXOR XR

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Nov 19, 2023

Good morning, I am new here, stumbled across this looking for some answers (and hope). A...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/749890/

A little back story, I was on Venlafaxine

Discussion: Restarting meds: Did your anti-depressant work the 2nd time around?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Sep 15, 2022