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@tshere95, See this post from earlier in the discussion thread made by a Mayo Clinic pharmacist...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/122628/

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

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jul 20, 2018

I appreciate your information. Have been reducing my weekly dose by 4 beads daily ,going one...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/122594/

Have been taking Effexor for about 7

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jul 18, 2018

Frances 007, Hi. Yes I also read "the lancet" article. I have had terrible issues with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/917552/

I have had terrible issues with EFFEXOR

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 23, 2023

@tobryan I’d have a heart to heart talk with your doctor. Your doctor needs to support...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/850978/

needs to support your decision to quit Effexor

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 28, 2023

@ GRANDMAr8. I saw a psychiatrist...nut..but anyway. Was told the tabs were only good for 8-19...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/122270/

I took Effexor for depression.

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 13, 2018

Day 2 of no effexor. I went to the gym and even went to the pool...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/123112/

Day 2 of no effexor.

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 31, 2018

I "though"t I wrote this yesterday too, but probably not, as I was in la-la land...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/200978/

as I was in la-la land without the Effexor

Discussion: Upset, scared, and mad - Had a big fall, concussion, numbness...

Support Group: Mental Health

Posted: Jun 9, 2018

@lovetheocean I am so sorry for all you have gone through. Your story is heart wrenching....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/122023/

impressed that you have managed to get off Effexor

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 2, 2018

Hi 4 Cat, I have had terrible issues both when on , and after stopping Effexor...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/913348/

both when on , and after stopping Effexor

Discussion: Long term effects AFTER withdrawing from Effexor

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 15, 2023

Hello @califas and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You will notice that I have moved your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/641638/

very active existing discussion on Effexor

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Oct 3, 2021

I joined a group on facebook to help me get off of effexor. Over 5 weeks...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/126695/

on facebook to help me get off of effexor

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 21, 2020

Can I just vent for a minute. I have finally gotten off Effexor but have been...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/124421/

I have finally gotten off Effexor but

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 2, 2019

@marleneace Hi Marlene, glad you dropped in for a visit. Don’t be a stranger. Your on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/123854/

or consistently improving as your Effexor

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Dec 12, 2018

Hello, everyone: I just joined the group a few moments ago so this is my very...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121657/

I, too, have been on Effexor XR for

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 8, 2018

Thanks for your input. I always wondered if just the lamictal might be right for me,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1066238/

right now after weaning first off Effexor

Discussion: Return to Effexor XR

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 11 6:27pm

Thank you for this -- it makes me very hopeful! It's taken two years but I've...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/686780/

-- that all of us here getting off Effexor ... I've been on Effexor for 18 years

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 5, 2022

Not sure if I’m doing this right. I went through a terrible bout of anxiety. I’ve...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/188851/

Then he wanted me to increase Effexor ... , so here we are trying to get off Effexor

Discussion: Switching antidepressants

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 18, 2018

@notaround You may be tapering off too quickly if you're barely coping. You could go back...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/123758/

helped tremendously (you need to be off Effexor ... supplements slowly like I did the Effexor

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Nov 16, 2018

Hi everyone! I have been reading all of the posts to withdrawing from Effexor. I am...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121999/

all of the posts to withdrawing from Effexor ... /fluoxetine while you wean off the Effexor ... I took Effexor (and Wellbutrin)for about ... Pristiq which was portrayed the same as Effexor

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 1, 2018

I began the journey of weaning off of Effexor last October. The holidays are particularly hard...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/121777/

began the journey of weaning off of Effexor ... My doctor weaned me off of the Effexor ... If that doesn't tell you what Effexor ... 6 months out from being off of the Effexor

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

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 11, 2018