Effexor ‘Venlafaxine’ Withdrawal Update

Posted: March 3, 2007 at 12.51 pm
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So since the last update, I think a few weeks back, things on the medication front have been pretty OK. I am down now to just 75mg, half in the morning and half in the evening.

I was planning on coming off them completely by now, but I realised that with my Father so very ill and my partners awful experience of loosing her children, which has obviously affected me greatly, I felt it was prudent to stay on a maintenance dose.

I will no doubt come down to 37.5mg in the next several weeks. The only
other drug I am on is Lamotrogine which is still at 100mg. I will
remain on this all the time I am on Venlafaxine.

But side affects or withdrawal symptoms I have ‘think’ disapeared for
the most part. No brain shivers, no stomach problems, no dizziness.
However I am fatigued, exhausted during the day and not sleeping
particularly well, even on sedatives but I am putting this down to just
the sheer emotional stress I am under and how hard it is to remain
focused in the face of such despair. I am not overly bothered with the
exhaustion… just taking it easy and saving my strength for my parents
and Anna.

Marissa at Depression Introspection. her post A final Update on my Effexor Withdrawal’ has also been going through the withdrawal, with some similar positive end results.

Here are some previous links:

Links to previous posts on Venlafaxine

Effexor ‘Venlafaxine’ Withdrawal Update

Effexor ‘Venlafaxine’ Withdrawal Update
Effexor ‘Venlafaxine’ Withdrawal Symptons or SSRI Discontinuation Syndrome
Brain Shiver Stories
Helpful Links
| Effexor for Life - Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry
| Effexor Activist.Org
| We need a Lawyer - Effexor XR
| How to taper Effexor XR - 3 Methods
| Effexor Withdrawal Symptons
| Effexor Side Ef