A careful tapering must be done and it can take up to a year for some people. I can live with that!! Regardless, ymmv OP, and I would suggest you try it based on you doctor’s advice if there aren’t any more appealing options to you and you were able to tolerate it before. Acupressure. Oh, and I can still pour some tears watching my chick flicks. “Okay so I might be jumping the gun, but here’s my story. Also jaw popping like I was grinding the heck out of my teeth for a few nights. My Dr also prescribed Trazadone to take at night for insomnia and I have been sleeping better. I'm not depressed, but I have developed a severe general anxiety disorder. I struggle to remember things from those 3 years and on it I struggled a lot with brain fog, losing my train of thought and not being able to retain information. I’ve started having migraines with an aura lasting about an hour before turning painful, and I have almost constant dizziness with bouts of vertigo. Apparently it has a very long half life. MtF transsexuals in studies) be trousers and a sportcoat for her a as flagships for commands. Had been given Cymbalta first but had to stop after 18 days due to facial rash. I feel so confident on this medication. but I think it’s mostly gone now.However, since I stopped the medication I’ve noticed I’ve been more emotional. It isnt pleasant.I'm sorry to hear that, l hope you're doing better now.My neurologist prescribed me the exact same thing. I no longer need to take any Xanax.” “After reading a lot of reviews, YES, this drug sucks if you do not slowly taper off.

Starting the medicine my BP was normal I just had bad anxiety and at times panic attacks. At the beginning of the lockdown back in March I had a migraine for 2 weeks that wouldn't relent.
But I could still feel happy, occasionally sad, and I felt more motivated than I had in a long time. “Started Effexor XR in 12/2018. OTC stuff doesn't touch it. I just needed a different antidepressant until I could work out paying for the Fetzima or switch insurance because when I'm unmedicated I am suicidal and have visual disturbances. Just ease. I” Anyhow, when I tapered off, I did it EXTREMELY slowly under my docs supervision.
“I have suffered with GAD and panic disorder since age 6. THIS.

The depression set in just like last time (anyone else experience this?) Best of luck to you.” “I tried this medication for my anxiety and could not continue after 2 days at 37.5mg. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts “I have been taking Effexor XR (Venlafanxine) at the 150-225mg per day level for 17 years. I also never used to happy-cry, and now I seem to do it often.Has anyone else experienced this after quitting Effexor?Anyone else get super bored of literally everything after starting this? Lidocaine. No one ever warns you about coming off Effexor. No appetite and just feeling overall yucky and sick. Combined with psychotherapy it got me to a good place mentally. I still have days where I feel like I can’t leave the house or even take care of myself because I’m so focused on my anxiety, but those days come a lot less often and don’t feel so intense compared to how I felt on previous medications (Zoloft and Prozac).

I did query it initially. a lot and seemed to be experiencing the emotional blunting that they described .

I would like to increase it one day.

“This drug Effexor XR saved my life. The only side effect that I would say is why I rate this a 9 is it has caused some sexual issues but not as bad as SSRI's did to me. So for now I will stick it out and hopeful the side effects will go away.” I couldn’t sleep and had lost 20 kgs. I was able to function!

I am a lot more care free and I haven't cried for no reason in over three months . I tried explaining that my high depression scores were due to multiple major life crises, one after another, and that I'm a fourth year PhD student so of course I'm tired all the time and life sucks. Apologies that this isn't a question or any helpful info about this drug... although maybe my experience counts as "helpful information"?My depression has been with me since I was a small child and has been wickedly treatment-resistant. I was on a small dose of Xanax for the past 30 years and my GAD started to build up for about 6 months to the point of wanting to commit suicide, I've never gone through anything like this in my whole life. “I have been taking EFFXOR XR 150 MG . I have been increased to 225mg from 150mg during a difficult time recently and again it was wonderful” This medicine can make some peoples BP go through the roof, and when you stop taking it the withdrawal effects are terrible. I have had the SAME TENSION HEADACHE since May, when I started.

I tapered up to that dose with the option to go higher. It does produce a spacey feeling for me that lasts a bit, but I can power through it as it doesn't seem to effect my thinking.