So I have been on venlafaxine 75 mg/ daily for about 1.5 years and I am starting to come off it. Honestly, the medication worked really well for me and I felt much better. Adjustment symptoms were horrific and it took me several weeks just to be able to keep the drug down but when it started to work, it really did work. However, after being on it for almost 20 months now I’ve had quite severe side effects. The most prevalent ones are an increase in weight of about 30 to 35 kg and hormonal imbalance that has led to PCOS and therefore weight gain or vice versa I’m not even sure. FYI I’m also taking 100 mg / daily of Lamotrigine and following my psychiatrist and GPs instructions on this.
I started tapering off the venlafaxine about 11 weeks ago. I started off by reducing by quarter dose every two weeks and proceeding if everything was fine. I’m now on my third week of taking half my original dose which is 37.5 mg.
I know that coming off and venlafaxine/effexor has mostly been described as an NDE by everyone on Reddit, but honestly it was going more or less okay. My main symptoms were fatigue, muscle pain, dizziness, nausea, anxiety and sleep disruptions but they were manageable up until about a week ago when things started getting very bad. I think it had something to do with the timing coinciding with PMS, and also, unfortunately I missed a dose because I didn’t realise that I had one out of Leo but also I can’t take the vaccine without the hydrogen now because it will induce a manic episode (and the way I know this is because it happened to me).
Anyways long story short today, I had a complete breakdown because I had to go pick up my medication and I was feeling unwell and everything about dealing with medication and prescriptions and psychiatrist visits and hospitals and calling 111 the GP and the mental health crisis team I have to go pick up my medication and I was feeling and A&E (emergency rooms) are incredibly triggering for me and so I just sobbed incontrollably for several hours. I’ve been having intrusive thoughts on steroids for the past couple of days, but it has been my decision to come off these meds and so I suppose I just have to be strong.
I guess the reason I am writing, this is to say that to anyone who is going through this, I see you I feel you it is the absolute worst and I hope and pray for all of us that it gets better and easier sooner and pray for all of us that it gets better and easier sooner than later rather than later rather.
Has anyone come out the other side, please tell me it’s better.
TFR
So I have been on venlafaxine 75 mg/ daily for about 1.5 years and I am starting to come off it. Honestly, the medication worked really well for me and I felt much better. Adjustment symptoms were horrific and it took me several weeks just to be able to keep the drug down but when it started to work, it really did work. However, after being on it for almost 20 months now I’ve had quite severe side effects. The most prevalent ones are an increase in weight of about 30 to 35 kg and hormonal imbalance that has led to PCOS and therefore weight gain or vice versa I’m not even sure. FYI I’m also taking 100 mg / daily of Lamotrigine and following my psychiatrist and GPs instructions on this. I started tapering off the venlafaxine about 11 weeks ago. I started off by reducing by quarter dose every two weeks and proceeding if everything was fine. I’m now on my third week of taking half my original dose which is 37.5 mg.I know that coming off and venlafaxine/effexor has mostly been described as an NDE by everyone on Reddit, but honestly it was going more or less okay. My main symptoms were fatigue, muscle pain, dizziness, nausea, anxiety and sleep disruptions but they were manageable up until about a week ago when things started getting very bad. I think it had something to do with the timing coinciding with PMS, and also, unfortunately I missed a dose because I didn’t realise that I had one out of Leo but also I can’t take the vaccine without the hydrogen now because it will induce a manic episode (and the way I know this is because it happened to me).Anyways long story short today, I had a complete breakdown because I had to go pick up my medication and I was feeling unwell and everything about dealing with medication and prescriptions and psychiatrist visits and hospitals and calling 111 the GP and the mental health crisis team I have to go pick up my medication and I was feeling and A&E (emergency rooms) are incredibly triggering for me and so I just sobbed incontrollably for several hours. I’ve been having intrusive thoughts on steroids for the past couple of days, but it has been my decision to come off these meds and so I suppose I just have to be strong.I guess the reason I am writing, this is to say that to anyone who is going through this, I see you I feel you it is the absolute worst and I hope and pray for all of us that it gets better and easier sooner and pray for all of us that it gets better and easier sooner than later rather than later rather.Has anyone come out the other side, please tell me it’s better. TFR https://ift.tt/Jvu8IG6 https://ift.tt/vVf6h3s
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