Honest review from an 8 years user: it works great but there are some side effects for me. Sometime it keeps me awake at night.I sweat more, and little unwanted movements of the foot during the evening. But damn it’s worth it! It was a life changer for me.
I've had Exploding head syndrome (EHS) all my life. Generally I get them when I'm extremely tired and usually on average of about 1-2 times every 2-3 months. When I missed 4 days of medication for Venlafaxine I experienced EHS a total of 8 times in the one night. Zaps were a constant over those 4 days. Extremely scary and I wouldn't recommend that withdrawal.
literally tried telling people I experienced these from taking this drug and they either looked at me like I was insane, or laughed at me. OR, told me I was being “dramatic”. ugh.
@@baileybranham3930 I was told the same thing. 2 days after taking this medication I had severe side effects and abosutely no one believed me and told me I was being dramatic
Omg yes ! Zaps ! That’s exactly what I feel when I miss a dose. I tried explaining this feeling to my therapist and felt like it was prob in my head making this up lol
I got prescribed Effexor and tried it for a week I felt better then had insomnia. So I stopped. I did some research and the insomnia is supposed to last only a month and your brain gets use to it. But if I try effexor again and get better, I want to go back to school. Just wondering if the insomnia is too consistent. I’m looking on the internet for people who have experience with Effexor. Just want to know if say I went to school then started to study will I get sufficient sleep? Does it cause memory problems? I’m also hesitant to start again because I want to start working out too. If I start Effexor, I hope my body would get sufficient sleep. It sucks cause right now it feels like either be depressed,get sleep and do what I want to do or be happy and have insomnia. Haha
@@isaachunter4879 I never had problem with insomnia with this medication but I know others have. Im not on this medication anymore because it just stopped working one day and I was suicidal. Im on Prozac now and its helping for now
This drug makes me the closest to functional I've ever been, I have cptsd, bpd major depressive disorder & severe panic disorder. They are not to be fucked around with and the withdrawal is harsh but not impossible. I came off max dose (on it for five years at the time) and it was brutal but in a week the worst was over and in a month I was out of the woods. I've recently gone back on it and it helps keep my mood level, keeps my hypervigilance and catastrophising in check and my weight is back in a healthy range for the first time in years. It's not a wonder drug but if you have pretty serious mental health problems this drug could help, if your looking for a pill to make it all better it will mess you up good.
I have really bad social anxiety and GAD also was diagnosed with OCD on 75 mg right now. so far very little side effects. Hoping this works for me. I have noticed im not worrying as much 20-30% less.
I stopped taking it on October this year after close to 3 years of being on it because I was diagnosed with Persistent Depressive Disorder but I'm back on it because of unforeseen circumstances happening in my life, mainly my bf deciding to break up with me and COVID cases on my family and myself. I started having self harm thoughts, something that the medication always kept at bay when I was on it, so I told my doctor and he thinks it's for the best to start with venlafaxine again.
This drug helped me to be functional and I was able to go to work., buy a house and maintain a life for over 6 years along with lorazepam at night to relieve terrible anxiety clinical depression agoraphobia. When I weaned off 2 years ago I lost everything And it’s nearly impossible to maintain personal relationships. I’m still amazed how people live without these horrible mind and emotional issues and don’t need the help of drugs.🌷I’m realizing that just like some people need insulin I need venlafaxine😔
I know a lot of people are on here talking bad about it, but it's the only thing that made me functional with my cranio-cervical neurologia. It sucks to have to be on meds all the time, but the alternative is a lot of pain.
I was prescribed this drug due to depression and disassociation. I felt immediate relief the first day. I’m not getting those background nagging voices and sadness.
This medicine works really well .I am taking it since when I was 14 years old .I suffered from depression and anxiety due to family problems .I was at worst stage at that time and I don't want to recall that time again and pray to God to bless and give strength to those who are suffering from depression and anxiety.
Ive been on this for over 10 years. 150 mg once a day. Severe anxiety disorder. Agoraphobia. Works really well for it and for the IBS. DO NOT MISS A DOSE. One missed dose will mess the brain up. Feels like a light switch flicking. Constipation has been the main side effect. If I could get off I would. But the anxiety and the IBS is %100 debilitating. The constipation has effected the bowls and the colon is paying the price.
Sadly It's one of the only drugs that I've seen significantly heal IBS for alot of people , It makes you almost normal again but the withdrawl can be beyond Inhumane.
@@michaelzernie7092 Avoid wasting money on anti-depressants. Healing power is within you. I transformed my life a few years back. Develop your mental muscles by reprogramming the mind [brain]. Your breath is directly related to your mind [brain] causing anxiety-stress. For a relaxed life without anxiety-stress sit on a chair, back erect, hands on lap with palms upwards, eyes closed, be still and observe your natural incoming--outgoing breath and body sensations for around 10-15 minutes. Be as still as possible. Avoid moving too much. Many thoughts will come which is ok--slowly negative thoughts will reduce and your mind will relax with no desire for pills. Mind[brain] are reprogrammed. After 15 days of the above meditation daily start reducing dosage, take very alternate day, then once in 3 days and taper out after 25 days. Take only when needed. Best part is mood swings also reduce after daily meditation. . Avoid watching negative tv and mobile shows.. Do the above meditation daily twice without any doubts and enjoy life without medication. Best wishes. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor-Teacher.
I started on 75mg and a hour after I took my 200mg pregabalin and co codomol and went into cold sweats and nausea. Thankfully this passed and its really helped with anxiety depression and suicidal thoughts.
I feel like the worst side effects are the heart skips, agitation and night terrors. I almost wake up feeling like I’ve ran a marathon or tossed and turned the whole night.
ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, Social Anxiety and PMDD. I told my doctor I suffer from PMDD symptoms where I "feel out of control", feel like screaming, and on edge and she put me on this medication. So far, this medicine has helped my stomach. I am not diagnosed with a stomach issue, but I used be sick every day and would go to the bathroom like clockwork every morning! At first, when I started this medication, I got scared because it made me constipated. But I'm now getting used to having "normal" bowel movements. It also has curbed my cravings by a whole lot. I used to be an anxious eater so I used to eat snacks 24/7 just to calm me down. But it's only been a few weeks and I've lost 2 inches around my waist, probably from eating less, being more mindful about portions, and from being less bloated all the time. But I think that's because my stomach is not over-working itself around the clock like it used to, and Effexor is slowing it down. Anxiety-wise, I think it's helped but I requested my doctor to increase my dose to 75mg and to see how that feels (because I still have intrusive thoughts). I'm on 37.5 and it's the 26th day. I've been taking it in the morning, and taking my birth control (Yaz) and Wellbutrin (150mg XR) at night. And let me tell you, the first few days, Venlaxafine was making me YAWN like I've never yawned before!!! The excessive yawning has subsided quite a bit now, though! I'm going to try taking the 75mg at night along with my other medications and see if that makes me feel better during the day versus feeling lethargic.
Effexor is more a mood stabilizer. It suppresses more than alleviate d reasons u were put on it. It turned me into a non-functioning apathetic lethargic unmotivated zombie. D more & d higher dosage u take, d worst it will b for u to get off of this poison when u need to. Effexor is d worst. It can living hell for weeks if not months for many ppl trying to stop taking it. Just look @ d comments from patients online.
This medication saved me from intense panic attacks but has completely fucked my vision, energy levels, and I sleep to much and get headaches all the time. If you miss a dose all your symptoms will come on strong along with brain zaps and nausea. I’m on my second year id like to stop like yesterday
I'm on day 4 and im getting weird blurry vision as well! My pupils are super dilated too. I also find it insanely hard to get things done so far. I'm heavily debating stopping.
My doctor just put me on this yesterday as Prozac wasn’t helping for my panic attacks and anxiety(I get heart racing attacks at night when I try to sleep)..now I’m afraid to start this today 😳….I stopped Prozac in the middle of taking it and started getting electrical feelings in my brain/head that ive never felt before.never knew that was a side effect of stopping antidepressants mid cycle..that is insane ..I do find I have blurry vision when taking Prozac …I’m not depressed I just have thoughts of having a heart attack and dying a d heart palpitations are fast at night.panic attacks is what I get ..
I went on this for CPTSD, social anxiety & panic disorder. It gave me back my own headspace and has totally eradicated my debilitating anxiety and panic. I was on a really high dose initially of 375mg. was at home unwell for 2 weeks so came off two of the 75mg capsules while I knew I didn't have to work. I didn't get brain zaps I don't think but I was in bed on antibiotics fighting an infection so may not have noticed them. I have insane nightmares on them and wake my partner up shouting in my sleep every now and again.. I also constantly crave carbs and sugar and have put some weight on. I've been having trauma therapy and am about to start EMDR so I'm going to keep slowly tapering off them until I'm completely off them. I feel like they've helped me during my hardest mental health period but I want to have tapered and come off them completely within the year since starting on them to try and avoid any long term issues or fear of ever successfully coming off them!
Well Im on 175mg xr currently. About 3-4months now. This med is a catch 22. I love the way it has slowed down my brain. I still do think 1000mph but only about 2 or 3 things at once vs like 6. But I feel like my old self only better. Im also in trauma therapy. Starting to do inner child work then emdr. I move 10/1, getting a service animal to wake me up when in terrors and to help me when in a disassociative state, also signing up for winter/spring classes and looking for pt job. So, Im kinda stuck on it for a while. I do crave sugar nightly, eat tons of it. Am losing my hair, have blurry vision and eye pressure, sweats are getting better, tmj, foot pain esp in toe joints, insomnia or broken sleep, dry mouth that is improving, highest cholesterol my Dr has seen in over 5 to 10 yrs (from 3 month check up), some urinary/kidney issues being watched, and my chreatine levels are super high. Scariest and unsure if its connected, my lymphocytes are quite high as well. I eat a shit ton of bananas as they really help gut issues. Been on omeprizole for acid over 3 yrs now and now it isn't working. Terrible heart burn and tons of belches that must come out or it hurts. All new things to me over course of 3 or 4 months. Im going to get in to Dr soon to run more tests/labs. I pray I can continue to use effexor. I can read again and retain info. I dont freak out or over react as I did most of the time prior. Well I hope and pray for your transition to go well and for therapy to be beneficial in dealing w your past trauma... Love and Light Jenna
It should be illegal. I can't get off due to brain zaps, headaches, dizzy, shakes, been on it for 10 yrs and my scalp has been severely itching, just found out that this med is causing it and now my hair is falling out.
@@JohnRambo1947-July-6th I had it for 7 years and I removed since 2 months ago ..now I’m very very tired depression crying 😢..headaches ..I can’t do anything..I went to another doctor he gave me escitalopram does this can help me ??
I'm 26 year old male, my sex drive was fine just a few months ago but I switched to 150mg. The last 2 nights with my new girlfriend have been awful, 0 response coming from down there, a side affect I haven't had in a while. Even my masturbation habits have gone down to just once every 5-7 days and usually it's half assed. I do like the positive affects of Venlafaxine but this side affect is killing me, not just sexually but my confidence and overrall happiness is being affected. (of course my doctor is on vacation rn) I guess I'm looking for people with similar experience and what you guys did.
I am one week into my cold turkey discontinuation after 7 years of a total chemical jerkpff... I got this... If you can hold out the first week, you're golden...
as of today, I have lost count of how many days it has been since I stopped cold my effexor and my latuda simultaneously. did this like the boss-ass bitch that I am
@@EshuOdara21you’re not a boss-ass bitch or anything, you’re just lucky that you didn’t get hit with protracted withdrawals that takes years and years to recover from
My Dr. told me there is no need to taper off the Venlafaxine so I stopped it. I was so nauseated for days so I had to start taking it again. I will try a slow tapering off. Thanks for the info and tips! Your channel is wonderful and so informative. I just subscribed.
I have ADHD, Autism, PTSD and Depression. Been taking 75mg for about a year and a half. It definitely helped with my depression but I am definitely not my normal self, I am always tired/lazy, I don’t have any interest in doing things anymore. I get constipation and sexual dysfunction !! I can’t speak for everyone but my experience being on this medication has definitely made me feel worse now than I was before starting Venlafaxine. I’m slowly stopping the medication as it is not worth the side effects I’m experiencing.
Wait... I feel exactly the same thing and I have ADHD, Depression, and anxiety/social anxiety! At the beginning of taking them, I felt like I had no motivation. I started on April 1st and it's the 26th now. It was until week 3 or so that I started feeling a bit like myself again. I was started on 37.5mg and I just got off the phone with my psych earlier today and she put me on 75mg to try for this upcoming month.
I recently got diagnosed with ADHD but have had depression and social anxiety for some time now. Before giving ADHD meds, my doc told me to try this for depression because he can't give me both at the same time. 37.5mg, then 150mg every 4th day. Looking at side effects including sexual dysfunction and this lasts even after stopping. Now I'm a bit worried
@@monnytoth I took this medication for only two weeks at 37.5MG. Stopped a month ago abruptly. I’m sensitive to meds so i usually get longer withdrawals than normal. My vision is still blurry till this day.
@@kyshawntv6285 Lmao I’m so scared 😭 I legit started this medication yesterday and my eyes are dilated and I have weird vision. Should I stop taking it?
Venlaflaxine helps with depression but leaves you emotionally numb. Also once your on for (lets say 6 months) you can't ever get off. NO WAY! Excessive perspiration can be controlled with a bladder medication.
With 75mg during the last 8 years. Aside some side effects, it works great at leveling my emotions. It does not make me as a zombie at all, it just removes the extremes in anxiety and bad feeling. Normal feelings are not affected for me.
I was on 150mg for almost 3 years and I quit cold turkey. Was not a fun experience at all. Felt like total shit for over a month. Brain zaps. Dizzy. But I did eventually get off it. But it wasn't easy by now means.
My VA doctor has me on Venlafaxine. I have PTSD from my time in the service. And General Anxiety Disorder. I sweat like a stuck pig and my mouth feels like I haven't had a drink in weeks. Sounds like the cure is worse than the disease. Fortunately I can't tolerate alcohol.
i've been on it for over a year now . i saw graet results after only two weeks , i didn't have noticable side effects during this year only with the first two days , and when i miss a dose which acutally helped me with maintanance this is my first week of withdrawal and it's horrible
@@Rony-oi8yu: depends on d person, d dosage & d time u were on it. But basically it's d worst AD to come off of. There r tons of comments from ppl online. Just search d subject "Effexor withdrawal "
Dear Jesus, I’ve only been on this for 8 or so hours and I’m feeling nauseous/flighty, pupil dilation and feeling in a kind of haze. I’m still functional, but just don’t trust myself to drive currently.
This drug is playing with fire. It helped a little bit at first then my memory went gone. I feel like a zombie and it gave me horrible physical and mental pain. Beyond description. And I could not sleep. Then the withdrawals were even more life destroying. I am now on ssi and see a neurologist and am in excruciating pain everyday. This drug is evil! Most people don't even understand once they get on this that it is beyond hell to get off and can cause permanent damage and side effects! My sister was only on 37.5 MG and was luck to get through the awful withdrawals in a couple months. Me, however, I was on 225 MG for years and it permanently damaged and destroyed my life. These drugs are hell, literally.
@@abzzzrae I've been there. When I went to 75mg I didn't notice a difference either. I remember feeling fine. It was when I went to 150mg and above for years I started losing my memory and things gradually got so bad with mental and physical pain and memory that I got on ssi. I am mostly bedridden all the time. I hope it never happens to you or anyone else. Good luck and be careful.
When I with draw the symptoms are strange. I thought I could hear samurai swords in my head and when it was quiet I realised it happened when I moved my eyes. I also felt jumpy and hyper alert to danger.
YES I feel the same, the sounds are a slashing sound and I also notice that it is worse when you move your eyes back and forth rapidly. The jumpiness is there for me too and irritability esp to loud noises. I feel like Im in Fight or Flight mode 24/7. Have you been able to fully come off of them? I am taking 75mg a day but I have often, for years, skipped doses for instance I take one and then skip two days and take another the third... I recently learned that this was NOT the way to take them. That they have to build up in the system. I hate taking them but they really helped me for a while with anxiety and Gen depression. I really want to come off them but I hear it has to be very slowly and through the lowering of dosage over time. Thanks for sharing the explanations...
That does happen for the first month ask about cycliazine it's a anti sick tablet I've been in vens for years and cycliazine have been a blessing. ASK YOUR DOCTOR . I'm NOT A DOCTOR.
ASD, OCD, ADHD. This stuff gave me daily headaches, terrible sleep, was less irritable and reactive, had less arousal in general. Feel like a drone with no decision-making capability. Still stuck in my head.
Funkar bra för mig, insättningssymptom var hemska men när jag hitta rätt dos vilket var 150mg så förändrades mitt liv. känner mig alltid pigg o fräsch dessa dagar. Biverkningar nu är torr mun, insomnia och kortare stubin.
@@mlynnofficial2164 Yes, finding the right dose was a horrible experience. Now I've found the right dose for me at 150mg. I always feel fresh and happy now.
@@mlynnofficial2164 From my experience so far it gave me more mental energy, and in my opinion only that is a good thing. For me the bad thing was the side effects. Bad headache when I first started but it went away
@@jagheterforre Ska idag höja dosen till 3 tabletter (37 mg per tablett) lite läskigt men då du har haft bra upplevelser med högre dos så kanske det funkar för mig 🙂
Be careful, I was prescribed this medication at 37.5 mgs from my regular Dr. I got pregnant and 4 months along my ob increased my dose to 75mgs. When my baby was born my baby suffered withdrawal symptoms, they kept asking me if I was using drugs. Yes they thought I was using street drugs! The nurses were rude and treated me like crap. They wanted to give my baby methadone! I refused to let them give him methadone. My poor baby was in the NICU for 11 days. They tested our blood, my urine, breast milk and placenta. Everything was fine and we went home the 11th day.
Hope everything is ok now. I was given effexor and one 5 day script of Valium for my panic episode and when I called back to get an appointment for something else to get me through the beginning panic state of the effexor they accused me of being a drug addict and the desk lady even said to another desk person that "we got another junkie trying to score drugs" out loud so I could hear her. I hung up and went to the liquor store and drank myself to sleep for work.
It helped me very much to function normally in daily life. After being on Effexor for 5 years & successfully getting a job & getting back with family I decided to taper off of it for almost a year & slowly couldn't function with people. With it I was fine around family & people without having panic attacks & major social issues.
@Katie Parker hi! I will say I am pleasantly surprised. I personally have done very well. I struggle with ADHD, depression and social anxiety (even tho I can be very social) this seems to be helping my train of thought! I have not felt anything negative yet. I heard there are brain zaps when you forget to take it. But we will see.
Same I just started taking this medication at that same dose. So far symptoms I’ve been having are increased drowsiness and insomnia, weird dreams/nightmares, loss of appetite and dry mouth
@@jazmynvelazquez7117 I have not had any of that yet except for the vivid dreams but I had that before but being on adderall took that away. I know longer take that. So far I really like the medicine
My withdrawals from this medicine were: auditory hallucinations, extreme anxiety and suicidal ideation, paranoia, unable to sleep due to the paranoia, and feeling a “high” where time slows down
@@moonriver4275 For me the vomiting lasted 3 months, then I had a full on seizure after 6 months, paranoia and brain zaps lasted another 9 months, regular brain zaps lasted 3 years, and then mild intermittent brain zaps for another 7 years. About ten years to feel “normal.” Only go on this med if you plan on taking it for the rest of your life. The withdrawals and permanent after-effects are not worth it. I was taking only 75 mg for three years. When you wean off it takes at least a year. It’s best to go on Prozac then taper off the Prozac bc Effexor withdrawal is so debilitating you won’t be able to go to work for a week or two.
I've been on a high dose of these for two years. They don't work. I keep telling my doctors they don't work. Prozac, Citalopram others I forgot never ever worked. I beg my doctors to investigate my resistance to meds and they ignore me. I stopped taking these weeks ago on my own accord. No withdrawals as with the others I ended up stopping. Nothing. I feel like there is no help for me. 😔
Get your hormones checked - all of them. A full metabolic panel and start from there. Many times Drs go immediately SSRIs and never see if there is a hormonal imbalance
I just started taking these and looking at the comments of people's withdrawals is consering should I stop now while I still can but I also feel like I could benefit from antidepressants idk..
@@isydoyle it went horribly wrong I had a manic episode didn't sleep for 5 days went back to my doctor and he gave me Seroquel and took one pill and got serotonin syndrome and had to go to a mental hospital to recover and get on new meds but now I know I have bipolar disorder and on proper medications for that needless to say my doctor wasn't a psychiatrist that was over a year ago now
My dosage was increased from 150mg once a day to twice a day. I was unaware how drowsy it was making me. It caused me to lose 2 jobs that I recently found out bc my new Psychiatrist explained it to me while reducing me to 75mg in the morning and 150mg at night. The morning withdrawals have been brutal but I feel way calmer and in control although I’m still so tired that I can’t quite function properly.
i found myself to be the type to really rely on fixing on myself for medicine rather than actual medicine itself, and i can assure you, so far after being prescribed this for months, i began taking it 2-3 days ago, it’s much better than taking this. so far it kind of helps (may change in the future), i guess? but i’m constantly awake during the night which is extremely annoying and the muscle tightening up feeling..i don’t know how to stop it and it feels scary because my muscles lock up. oh, and the brain zaps everyone’s talking about, is scaring me. i want to try to get off this medicine before it’s too late but i think it already is. ugh. edit: i’ve also had loss of hunger, which can be from other medicine i’m taking..and i’m having really bad sweats, and i forgot to mention i’m only taking 75mg lmao.
@@JohnRambo1947-July-6th hey buddy, I just started it and ur comments are very concerning to me. As that is what I do I worry about everything and I would like to know what a “SSI” is and how did this pill affect you permanently??
I have been on 37.5mg of efexor xr for a long time, which I appreciate is the lowest dose, I strongly feel I have my depression under control but my sleep quality is very poor and I understand that this drug reduces stage 2 and stage 3 sleep.
@@georgesullivan4473how is stimulation on this drug? do you feel much more activate? 75 mg is too much activation for me, but when I took lexapro it was too sedate. So I thibk that maybe 37,5 will be ok?
I've been on this medication for almost a year now and strangely my side effect is urine retention, and heachaches but i normally get that when i am too anxious or in a depressive episode. please help me
I weaned off Venlafaxine, I'm feeling a little dizzy and "shocks" in the head, mood swings, it's like being a drug user in withdrawal, I just have to hold on until this phase passes
Good video 🙌 I’ve been on this for about 3 months now. 150mg a day. However, my mood is still like a rollercoaster, but now with side effects.. I really hope to find something that actually work for me.
I’ve just come off 150mg after just under a year. Didn’t notice I was happier, it just masked my emotions. I consider them two different things. Withdrawal is hard, brain zaps are crazy and night sweats are horrible, blurred vision on occasions. My advice would be get off NOW. You might not suffer as bad withdrawal
@@3o3brine28 As I tried to tell my doctor I wanted to get off these, she chose to up my dose to 225mg “to see the effect of a higher dose before decreasing”. I dont know if it makes sense to me, nevertheless, I still listen to my doctor.. I hope she’s right.
Been on this med for many years and felt better after first dose. Tried to switch when BP increased. Other meds didn’t have positive results. I am cutting the dose and felt a bit bad the first couple days of reduced dose.
I got prescribed Effexor and tried it for a week I felt better then had insomnia. So I stopped. I did some research and the insomnia is supposed to last only a month and your brain gets use to it. But if I try effexor again and get better, I want to go back to school. Just wondering if the insomnia is too consistent. I’m looking on the internet for people who have experience with Effexor. Just want to know if say I went to school then started to study will I get sufficient sleep? Does it cause memory problems? I’m also hesitant to start again because I want to start working out too. If I start Effexor, I hope my body would get sufficient sleep. It sucks cause right now it feels like either be depressed and get sleep or be happy and have insomnia. Lol
I got prescribed Effexor for menopausal symptoms and only at 37.5mg to start because I am often very sensitive to medication. After 3 days I had a low headache and I started to have tremors. Day 4 I had a full on headache and more tremors. By day 6 the tremors were so bad I had issues walking and doing tasks so I had to stop the medication. the tremors went away after 72 hours from my last pill. same for the headache. So sadly this medication type is not for me.
I have ADD, OCD, CPTSD, & generalized + social anxiety disorder & the panic attacks are literally debilitating. i started taking this 2 months ago & it is the ONLY medication that has had noticeable results. I started on 37.5mg & after a month my doctor upped my does to 75mg once a day. It has helped with the severity of my panic attacks & i've noticed I'm not being triggered quite as much but unfortunately the headaches it's giving me are freaking awful 😭 and they have only gotten worse with the increased dosage. If you just started this medication or are thinking about starting make sure you've tried everything else, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, essential oils, cbd or other natural remedies, your gut health, working out, prayer, etc. Let this be your last result because if/when you stop taking it.. the withdrawals from SSRI's & SNRI's are downright brutal 😖💔
this is my fear. this is my third time trying it and i can’t help but think of how i felt just trying to get used to the 37.5, so i don’t even want to think about the come down if i end up taking it for a long time
Hey ,i wanted to know since you have add same as me ,do you know if you come off of it ,does it still help with motivation and energy or do you have to drink it everyday for the rest of your life to help you with add ?
it turns out under my depression, I'm actually bi polar. SURPRISE lol.. So it was making me manic. Although I don't believe I should have just cold turkied like I did?. It was rough to say the least
Ive been doing this the last three days. Its not recommended, but there is no lower capsule dose. I feel a bit cloudy in the morning, but no sweats, nightmares or brain zaps. I would get those without a dose.
Why some say weight gain is side affect and other's say weight loss? I am confused.. also I have all the sexual dysfunction with ssri and snri. Can I add Viagra or Cialis to avoid that? If yes what tends to be better?
I've started taking this. 2 days now. It's relieved the high anxiety somewhat, like i can still feel anxiety symptoms but it feels quietened. But I feel heavy and sedated. Does the heaviness pass? I used to take citalopram and it also made me feel heavy and tired alot and gained weight so came off it
Effexor is a more a mood stabilizer like Paxil. It turned me into a non functioning apathetic lethargic unmotivated zombie. It is d worst AD to stop using. D withdrawal is extreme living hell for weeks if not months. Even a missed dose can cause withdrawal effects.
This was extremely helpful to me.Thank you so much.This covered a lot of things that I didn't know.I know that pharmacys give you a pamphlet but with my vision I find them hard to read.I thank you so much.I have been on it for almost a month and started having acid reflux and nausea.Im wondering if my acid reflux is connected?Again thank you so much.I liked and subscribed to your channel.
This drug is playing with fire. It helped a little bit at first then my memory went gone. I feel like a zombie and it gave me horrible physical and mental pain. Beyond description. And I could not sleep. Then the withdrawals were even more life destroying. I am now on ssi and see a neurologist and am in excruciating pain everyday. This drug is evil! Most people don't even understand once they get on this that it is beyond hell to get off and can cause permanent damage and side effects! My sister was only on 37.5 MG and was luck to get through the awful withdrawals in a couple months. Me, however, I was on 225 MG for years and it permanently damaged and destroyed my life. These drugs are hell, literally. Good luck.
This medication needs/must be taken with food. I took it without food and it really bothered the gut. After learning about the requirements for taking this I'm doing well. So far 75MG is working well even though some years ago I was on 150ML. Been on this for about a week and can see the difference. Along with staying therapy this medication works really well for many people. While for others it's terrible. You just have to find out if your body can tolerate it.
Venlafaxine is the antidepressant that gives me the most side effects, I've used several. It improved my depression, my PMS but I still feel drowsy, yawning, hands and eyelids shaking and a little ringing in my ears. I was taking 150mg in the morning and 75mg at night, I spoke to the doctor and he said I can take it all in the morning. I don't know if it's because it also acts on noradrenaline. I've been on this dose for 2 months, I hope these side effects improve.
My partner has bin taking this for 2 years prior to being pregnant and has had to come of it to up her sertline she's come of 225 to 150 to 7t to 37.5 over just a few weeks currently 35 weeks pregnant and haveing withdrawal
The first 5 hours i took this, i feeling like my stomach is burning for real with tremendous nausea like I'm going to vomit, despite it helped my mood but for me, i can't tolerate it's effects so i don't think i would take the second dose
@@mohammed7423 hi! Sorry to hear but also relieved that I’m not the only one haha. My psychiatrist thought I was making it up because she’s never heard of this med causing that
I use to be on prozac but it didnt work so i am on this new snri i mild anxiety like a fear feeling now and again how this snri will work how you doin with your meds any gud
Wouldn’t it be better to fix the things in your life that cause these problems? Why isn’t the withdrawal nightmare from this stuff a cause of concern? I can’t get a pain pill or a Valium for short term usage yet these mental medications are handed out like candy 🤷🏼♂️. They are addicting or people wouldn’t suffer terrible withdrawal from them when they stop
I would appreciate any feedback from anyone who went off it after years of use (150 mg)? Did you cope? I really want to go off it (over a period of 6 months), but I am scared about reverting back to being in a non-functional state. Is there something that helped you that you can suggest perhaps? All the best to everyone! :)
Yes I went off frm 150 mg of not just this but many other meds, d secret fir it was to go out play, do gymming, treks, go creative, etc n keep your food light n free of any oil, alcohol fat etc
I took this med in the past and it helped, but I always felt tired and yawned a lot, no matter how much sleep I got and was constantly hungry and gained a considerable amount of weight.. Recently I decided to go back on this med due to SAD and most antidepressants (aside from effexor) do little to nothing, so here I am, back on it!. Question is this, my Dr started me out on adose of 150mg Effexor xr.. Isn't that kinda high as a starter dose?. I don't recall what I uses to take (2waa 2 years ago) but remember starting low and u my way up, so is 150xr to hight. To start out on???
(not a doctor so pls confirm with them or a pharmacist) i believe that the slow build up to a dose when it comes to most SSRI/SNRI drugs is to determine how you tolerate it, the side effects you experience, and your ideal therapeutic dose. i would imagine that if you were successfully taking 150mg/day previously, then your doc figured you'd be fine to start on that dose again? maybe?
I was recently prescribed this and I definitely will not be taking it after listening to your video and reading the comments I will just continue to be fucked up lol I don’t wanna end off worse because I skipped the dose accidentally or something
Rigorous exercise, meditation, and the Whim Hoff Breathing Technique daily, is a GREAT alternative to taking the pills I have been on them for 20 years now and want to come off them slowly. I find when I do the above mentioned it works better than the meds do! here is the breathing video. Try it and see how calm you feel afterwards, its amazing! ruclips.net/video/tybOi4hjZFQ/видео.html
I have to wait a month before l can get venlafaxine , have to be weaned off 30 Mg's of mitratizipan two years l have been taking it and my symptoms are worse, oh what a blessed relief if venlafaxine will treat my mental health problems l am desperate for relief, the comments on this drug looks good ! Thanks to all who took time to comment! Good podcast thanks!
Whenever I miss a dose then I'm pretty much dead for the day. I feel nausea ,headaches etc 🥴but took so much of time to work. I'm taking 225mg now. Worked well for my severe depression and panic disorder but not for the anxiety. I just straight up become blank minded unable to process
I had a spinal leak after a nerve pain shot in my lower back and spine was punctured instantly noticed depression and weakness. I was diagnosed for depression and they lied about the punctured then they put me on this medication and I'm better but I can't miss a pill or it feels like my whole family died.
Doctor give those pils to my 19 Years daughter She have Social anxity She is avoiding takin it Because Side effect I don know what to do now should I support her with that Decision its worst thing for parents Don’t know what to do to help child
May I suggest a few things... at her age Rigorous exercise daily, meditation for 15 min daily and doing the whim Hoff breathing technique daily can have HUGE benefits over the medication. I have taken these meds for over 20years now and recently stated CrossFit 3-4 times a week, meditation daily and the breathing technique daily and my anxiety and stress levels melt away! Here is the video if you decide to try it. It only takes 11 min....ruclips.net/video/tybOi4hjZFQ/видео.html
Has anyone had a hard time losing weight with this medication?? I work out daily and eat great I just can not lose weight. Wonder if it has impacted my metabolism. I’ve been on ssris and ssnris for 6 years already. I’ve been on this one for almost 3 years and it’s been a battle ever since with my weight. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!!
I have same problem. I take it for almost 4 years, but I started to gain weight about year ago. Maybe it is just ageing :p how are you doing now? Any progress with weight loss?
Yup. I gained a solid 1-2lbs per week on this garbage. Took it for 10 months and put on 50lb! It made me lazy af and dead to the world. I decided to taper off about a month ago and it was HELL ON EARTH. It's like being dope sick.
I currently take pregabalin and alprazolam for my anxiety and depression. I’ve been dealing with vasovagal syncope and when this happens my blood pressure tends to plummet. My dr just prescribed this medication and mentioned that this can a- help w the anxiety and b- help stabilize my blood pressure . Does this make any sense?
Im on 37.5mg as 75mg was too strong causing constant headaches and drowsiness. I feel stoned most of the time like a veil of vagueness with only short term memory. I have a few instant naps during the day, with an overwhelming urge to sleep.I still have a constant light headache and have xerosomia during nights.The biggest gripe is my sexual function, I always wanted to last longer and I now have my wish, but ejaculating is somewhat of an ordeal and I have like a nerve pain after which lasts a day. 37.5mg just takes the edge off my anxiety and depression and I feel more confident. I will see my doctor soon about weaning off them.
I’ve been on this for about 5 months, one side effect I have which is pretty much always there is dizziness. Which is not too bad I guess. The thing I hate is if i forget to take a dose my brain goes haywire, I get crazy brain and body zaps all day and the dizziness is worsened. Not sure how I’m going to come off this medication 😵💫
I got prescribed Effexor and tried it for a week I felt sooo much better then had insomnia. So I stopped. I did some research and the insomnia is supposed to last only a month and your brain gets use to it. But if I try effexor again and get better, I want to go back to school. Just wondering if the insomnia is too consistent. I’m looking on the internet for people who have experience with Effexor. Just want answers from personal experience. Just want to know if say I went to school then started to study will I get sufficient sleep? Does it cause memory problems? I’m also hesitant to start again because I want to start working out too. If I start Effexor, I hope my body would get sufficient sleep. It sucks cause right now it feels like for me either be depressed and do what I want to do and get good sleep or be happy and have insomnia. Scared to try it again haha
My dose is going up to 205..I have body ache,muscle ache,breathless,headache,and my anxiety is worsening...it's a struggling everyday especially I have to drive and drop off my kids and pick them up from school
These drugs affect every single person differently. Just carefully listen to your doctors instructions and if you're uncomfortable with this medication they will have no problem with switching you to another, after all it's your choice what you put in your body. The number one thing I can say about this medication is to NEVER miss a dose.
I was also on both of those. Prozac had its benefits for me but I felt emotionally numb. Lexapro was terrible it made me worse. I’ve been on this for 4 days
My boyfriend has major depressive disorder and is on the maximum dosage 375mg and it’s stopped working. Every antidepressant he takes wears off after a while and he’s back to where he started. I don’t don’t know what else they can do for him. I’m starting to wonder if he was misdiagnosed!
I've been on effexor for 10 plus years. And its helped me so much. However I feel its contributed to e.d and possibly lowering testosterone over time. And it sucks cuz it helps on one side but could have a negative effect on the other. I've been on 150 mg for that long. How common are things like this over that long of time?
Common side effect of AD. U could even hav sexual dysfunctions for d rest of ur life. AD meds wrecks ur whole body over time. They r treated as a toxin by ur body. Ur blood stream carries d poison to who knows where in ur body & it affects, changes & damages things inside ur body in many unexpected ways. That's why d side-effects. Consult ur Dr.
it does not take weeks to level this one out, does it take weeks to feel tramadol? this is not a normal snri. if you are not really depressed this will make some people really sick.
I hAd horrific withdrawals when i stopped this (under a doctor's care) it has to be weaned much more slowly than other antidepressants. I was told it was a little hard to get off of. It was the most awful withdrawals I have ever experienced. I will never take it again. against
They started me on Venlafaxine just this morning @ 37.5 tablet. Crazy dizziness and nausea still lingering inside me for a few hours now. They're trying this for my myalgia. They think it's possible polymyalgia rheumatica, prednisone works well, but they want to steer me away from that if possible. So we're trying this new drug. Really bad side effects right away though.
I took one of those at the advice of my ENT. In 2 hours my Vertigo was 80% gone after having The vestibular migraine for 9 months. At 2am the next morning I woke up with a blinding headache. I took my BP and it was 196/121. Yeah off to the ER I went. If I have to decide between Vertigo and a Stroke,,,,Easy choice.
I took it for years then went on a break with doctors help for 6 months. After six months I started again. I took my first dose of 37.5 after dinner on a Thursday. Friday morning about 130am I woke up with a racing heart rate of 148 bpm with High blood pressure. Followed by panic attacks every hour. Felt better sat but Saturday night I had increased heart rate again with headaches. I will never ever touch this medication ever again! Oddly I was on this medication for almost 20 years prior without issues until I took a break and went back on again. Be careful with this medication.
Do NOT....repeat...do NOT quit cold turkey or run out.... after 48hrs, i get dizzy, i get nauseous, i cry randomly, i feel like im floating.....its hell on earth..... im currently in bed shaking, sensitive to soynd and light. ..... dont be like me...i never learn to have an emergency dose for wheen the pharmacy is a day behind.
First of all I'm 71, work out, walk everywhere, good blood pressure etc. My ENT prescribed Venlafaxine 37.5 mg for my Vestibular Migraine that came out of nowhere. He said take it for 2 weeks. I took one at 10am and by Noon my Vertigo was 80% gone. I thought cool.. 2am the next morning I woke up with a blinding headache, and I don't get headaches. But I did read on Web MD you might want to watch your Blood Pressure if you take this. So I decided to take my Blood pressure. 196/121. Yeah off to the Emergency room I went. I realize different medications can work differently in different people.. Just a Heads up.
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Honest review from an 8 years user: it works great but there are some side effects for me. Sometime it keeps me awake at night.I sweat more, and little unwanted movements of the foot during the evening. But damn it’s worth it! It was a life changer for me.
For what reason do you use the medication for?
Same for me. It saved my life. Another side effect is that i tend to forget more things.
Steve I forget things a lot also but not sure that it’s due to the medic. I really forget A LOT
Does it give you energy?
@@steve2133 yeah why we forget more
If you miss a dose you'll feel them "zaps" coming. Very similar to blacking out for a moment. Very weird sensation.
Oh wow.I have had the dizzy spells.I didn't know that thanks for sharing that.
I've had Exploding head syndrome (EHS) all my life. Generally I get them when I'm extremely tired and usually on average of about 1-2 times every 2-3 months. When I missed 4 days of medication for Venlafaxine I experienced EHS a total of 8 times in the one night. Zaps were a constant over those 4 days. Extremely scary and I wouldn't recommend that withdrawal.
literally tried telling people I experienced these from taking this drug and they either looked at me like I was insane, or laughed at me. OR, told me I was being “dramatic”. ugh.
@@baileybranham3930 I was told the same thing. 2 days after taking this medication I had severe side effects and abosutely no one believed me and told me I was being dramatic
Omg yes ! Zaps ! That’s exactly what I feel when I miss a dose. I tried explaining this feeling to my therapist and felt like it was prob in my head making this up lol
The withdrawals are absolutely brutal.
True
Should I not be doin like painkillers with them?
@@PhoenixTubez thanks dawg💙🖤
Yikes.I didn't know that they could be so brutal when withdrawing.Thank you for sharing that.
How much different venlafaxine withdrawal from duloxetine one?
I've been taking this for a week now and have already noticed a considerable positive difference
So happy to hear you are having success. I have treated multiple patients who have had similar experiences. Best of luck!
@@dralywood please make the time. Really must talk
I just started 2 days now; am glad it's helping you Namaste'
@@joyamongstforeverspark5422 same.
That's so great man. It took me nearly a decade but this ended up being the best thing for my bipolar. It's been working great.
This medication has done wonders to my mental health compared to citalopram. Don’t skip a dose though or you will feel dizzy as hell
I know mate the withdrawal symptoms are evil!!!
I got prescribed Effexor and tried it for a week I felt better then had insomnia. So I stopped. I did some research and the insomnia is supposed to last only a month and your brain gets use to it. But if I try effexor again and get better, I want to go back to school. Just wondering if the insomnia is too consistent. I’m looking on the internet for people who have experience with Effexor. Just want to know if say I went to school then started to study will I get sufficient sleep? Does it cause memory problems? I’m also hesitant to start again because I want to start working out too. If I start Effexor, I hope my body would get sufficient sleep. It sucks cause right now it feels like either be depressed,get sleep and do what I want to do or be happy and have insomnia. Haha
@@isaachunter4879 I never had problem with insomnia with this medication but I know others have. Im not on this medication anymore because it just stopped working one day and I was suicidal. Im on Prozac now and its helping for now
I was recently prescribed 37.5 mg. Are Xanax better?
This drug makes me the closest to functional I've ever been, I have cptsd, bpd major depressive disorder & severe panic disorder. They are not to be fucked around with and the withdrawal is harsh but not impossible. I came off max dose (on it for five years at the time) and it was brutal but in a week the worst was over and in a month I was out of the woods. I've recently gone back on it and it helps keep my mood level, keeps my hypervigilance and catastrophising in check and my weight is back in a healthy range for the first time in years. It's not a wonder drug but if you have pretty serious mental health problems this drug could help, if your looking for a pill to make it all better it will mess you up good.
I have really bad social anxiety and GAD also was diagnosed with OCD on 75 mg right now. so far very little side effects. Hoping this works for me. I have noticed im not worrying as much 20-30% less.
I stopped taking it on October this year after close to 3 years of being on it because I was diagnosed with Persistent Depressive Disorder but I'm back on it because of unforeseen circumstances happening in my life, mainly my bf deciding to break up with me and COVID cases on my family and myself. I started having self harm thoughts, something that the medication always kept at bay when I was on it, so I told my doctor and he thinks it's for the best to start with venlafaxine again.
This drug helped me to be functional and I was able to go to work., buy a house and maintain a life for over 6 years along with lorazepam at night to relieve terrible anxiety clinical depression agoraphobia. When I weaned off 2 years ago I lost everything And it’s nearly impossible to maintain personal relationships. I’m still amazed how people live without these horrible mind and emotional issues and don’t need the help of drugs.🌷I’m realizing that just like some people need insulin I need venlafaxine😔
what about drinking on it?
@@dishish Don't
I know a lot of people are on here talking bad about it, but it's the only thing that made me functional with my cranio-cervical neurologia. It sucks to have to be on meds all the time, but the alternative is a lot of pain.
It's awesome
I was prescribed this drug due to depression and disassociation. I felt immediate relief the first day. I’m not getting those background nagging voices and sadness.
Miss a dose and you'll start feeling :)
This medicine works really well .I am taking it since when I was 14 years old .I suffered from depression and anxiety due to family problems .I was at worst stage at that time and I don't want to recall that time again and pray to God to bless and give strength to those who are suffering from depression and anxiety.
Do you still take it now?
Ive been on this for over 10 years. 150 mg once a day. Severe anxiety disorder. Agoraphobia. Works really well for it and for the IBS. DO NOT MISS A DOSE. One missed dose will mess the brain up. Feels like a light switch flicking. Constipation has been the main side effect. If I could get off I would. But the anxiety and the IBS is %100 debilitating. The constipation has effected the bowls and the colon is paying the price.
Sadly It's one of the only drugs that I've seen significantly heal IBS for alot of people , It makes you almost normal again but the withdrawl can be beyond Inhumane.
@@fawkkyutuu8851 the withdrawal is beyond tolerable. If i could live without it I would. But the severe stress and ibs would floor me again.
@@michaelzernie7092 Avoid wasting money on anti-depressants. Healing power is within you. I transformed my life a few years back. Develop your mental muscles by reprogramming the mind [brain]. Your breath is directly related to your mind [brain] causing anxiety-stress. For a relaxed life without anxiety-stress sit on a chair, back erect, hands on lap with palms upwards, eyes closed, be still and observe your natural incoming--outgoing breath and body sensations for around 10-15 minutes. Be as still as possible. Avoid moving too much. Many thoughts will come which is ok--slowly negative thoughts will reduce and your mind will relax with no desire for pills. Mind[brain] are reprogrammed. After 15 days of the above meditation daily start reducing dosage, take very alternate day, then once in 3 days and taper out after 25 days. Take only when needed. Best part is mood swings also reduce after daily meditation. . Avoid watching negative tv and mobile shows.. Do the above meditation daily twice without any doubts and enjoy life without medication. Best wishes. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor-Teacher.
@@shyaaammeneen63 does phlegm in head make anxiety?
@@sumedhakolitha312 No as per my knowledge.
I started on 75mg and a hour after I took my 200mg pregabalin and co codomol and went into cold sweats and nausea. Thankfully this passed and its really helped with anxiety depression and suicidal thoughts.
I feel like the worst side effects are the heart skips, agitation and night terrors. I almost wake up feeling like I’ve ran a marathon or tossed and turned the whole night.
I've been having such bad nightmares lately.
@@X.littlemisssunshine.x I still get them sometimes, I just feel like it’s calmed down over the months
ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, Social Anxiety and PMDD. I told my doctor I suffer from PMDD symptoms where I "feel out of control", feel like screaming, and on edge and she put me on this medication. So far, this medicine has helped my stomach. I am not diagnosed with a stomach issue, but I used be sick every day and would go to the bathroom like clockwork every morning! At first, when I started this medication, I got scared because it made me constipated. But I'm now getting used to having "normal" bowel movements. It also has curbed my cravings by a whole lot. I used to be an anxious eater so I used to eat snacks 24/7 just to calm me down. But it's only been a few weeks and I've lost 2 inches around my waist, probably from eating less, being more mindful about portions, and from being less bloated all the time. But I think that's because my stomach is not over-working itself around the clock like it used to, and Effexor is slowing it down. Anxiety-wise, I think it's helped but I requested my doctor to increase my dose to 75mg and to see how that feels (because I still have intrusive thoughts). I'm on 37.5 and it's the 26th day. I've been taking it in the morning, and taking my birth control (Yaz) and Wellbutrin (150mg XR) at night. And let me tell you, the first few days, Venlaxafine was making me YAWN like I've never yawned before!!! The excessive yawning has subsided quite a bit now, though! I'm going to try taking the 75mg at night along with my other medications and see if that makes me feel better during the day versus feeling lethargic.
Effexor is more a mood stabilizer. It suppresses more than alleviate d reasons u were put on it. It turned me into a non-functioning apathetic lethargic unmotivated zombie.
D more & d higher dosage u take, d worst it will b for u to get off of this poison when u need to. Effexor is d worst. It can living hell for weeks if not months for many ppl trying to stop taking it. Just look @ d comments from patients online.
Hey ,do you still take it?
This medication saved me from intense panic attacks but has completely fucked my vision, energy levels, and I sleep to much and get headaches all the time. If you miss a dose all your symptoms will come on strong along with brain zaps and nausea. I’m on my second year id like to stop like yesterday
Your vision? That's true? I'm not the only one...?
I'm on day 4 and im getting weird blurry vision as well! My pupils are super dilated too. I also find it insanely hard to get things done so far. I'm heavily debating stopping.
@@karinamedina1635 Is your vision back?
My doctor just put me on this yesterday as Prozac wasn’t helping for my panic attacks and anxiety(I get heart racing attacks at night when I try to sleep)..now I’m afraid to start this today 😳….I stopped Prozac in the middle of taking it and started getting electrical feelings in my brain/head that ive never felt before.never knew that was a side effect of stopping antidepressants mid cycle..that is insane ..I do find I have blurry vision when taking Prozac …I’m not depressed I just have thoughts of having a heart attack and dying a d heart palpitations are fast at night.panic attacks is what I get ..
@@sheena_marie5936 i have the same problems as you, just got prescribed this med today
I went on this for CPTSD, social anxiety & panic disorder. It gave me back my own headspace and has totally eradicated my debilitating anxiety and panic. I was on a really high dose initially of 375mg. was at home unwell for 2 weeks so came off two of the 75mg capsules while I knew I didn't have to work. I didn't get brain zaps I don't think but I was in bed on antibiotics fighting an infection so may not have noticed them. I have insane nightmares on them and wake my partner up shouting in my sleep every now and again.. I also constantly crave carbs and sugar and have put some weight on. I've been having trauma therapy and am about to start EMDR so I'm going to keep slowly tapering off them until I'm completely off them. I feel like they've helped me during my hardest mental health period but I want to have tapered and come off them completely within the year since starting on them to try and avoid any long term issues or fear of ever successfully coming off them!
Well Im on 175mg xr currently. About 3-4months now. This med is a catch 22. I love the way it has slowed down my brain. I still do think 1000mph but only about 2 or 3 things at once vs like 6. But I feel like my old self only better. Im also in trauma therapy. Starting to do inner child work then emdr. I move 10/1, getting a service animal to wake me up when in terrors and to help me when in a disassociative state, also signing up for winter/spring classes and looking for pt job.
So, Im kinda stuck on it for a while. I do crave sugar nightly, eat tons of it. Am losing my hair, have blurry vision and eye pressure, sweats are getting better, tmj, foot pain esp in toe joints, insomnia or broken sleep, dry mouth that is improving, highest cholesterol my Dr has seen in over 5 to 10 yrs (from 3 month check up), some urinary/kidney issues being watched, and my chreatine levels are super high. Scariest and unsure if its connected, my lymphocytes are quite high as well. I eat a shit ton of bananas as they really help gut issues. Been on omeprizole for acid over 3 yrs now and now it isn't working. Terrible heart burn and tons of belches that must come out or it hurts. All new things to me over course of 3 or 4 months. Im going to get in to Dr soon to run more tests/labs. I pray I can continue to use effexor. I can read again and retain info. I dont freak out or over react as I did most of the time prior.
Well I hope and pray for your transition to go well and for therapy to be beneficial in dealing w your past trauma...
Love and Light
Jenna
How was it for your social anxiety?
Hi
I am experiencing weak vision on this medication ! Should I stop it ? Or it will disappear and just be patient ?
How are you now?
Are you off those? Did you experience severe withdrawal effects?
It should be illegal. I can't get off due to brain zaps, headaches, dizzy, shakes, been on it for 10 yrs and my scalp has been severely itching, just found out that this med is causing it and now my hair is falling out.
It destroyed my life when I got off of it. Wish I never got on it. Withdrawals left permanent damage.
Yeah there's a special place In hell for big pharma and corrupt doctors who get kickbacks from pushing this.
i understand ur pain. been through it
@@JohnRambo1947-July-6th can you elaborate i was just increased to 150mg from 75.
@@JohnRambo1947-July-6th I had it for 7 years and I removed since 2 months ago ..now I’m very very tired depression crying 😢..headaches ..I can’t do anything..I went to another doctor he gave me escitalopram does this can help me ??
I'm 26 year old male, my sex drive was fine just a few months ago but I switched to 150mg. The last 2 nights with my new girlfriend have been awful, 0 response coming from down there, a side affect I haven't had in a while. Even my masturbation habits have gone down to just once every 5-7 days and usually it's half assed. I do like the positive affects of Venlafaxine but this side affect is killing me, not just sexually but my confidence and overrall happiness is being affected. (of course my doctor is on vacation rn)
I guess I'm looking for people with similar experience and what you guys did.
I am one week into my cold turkey discontinuation after 7 years of a total chemical jerkpff... I got this... If you can hold out the first week, you're golden...
as of today, I have lost count of how many days it has been since I stopped cold my effexor and my latuda simultaneously. did this like the boss-ass bitch that I am
I've just started with the medication. Would you say it's worth it?
What mg were you taking when you quite cold turkey???
@@EshuOdara21
My friend
Does the withdrawal symptoms stopped?
And how long?
@@EshuOdara21you’re not a boss-ass bitch or anything, you’re just lucky that you didn’t get hit with protracted withdrawals that takes years and years to recover from
My Dr. told me there is no need to taper off the Venlafaxine so I stopped it. I was so nauseated for days so I had to start taking it again. I will try a slow tapering off. Thanks for the info and tips! Your channel is wonderful and so informative. I just subscribed.
Any reason why you stopped taking the pill?
Your doctor's a dummy
Did u able to stop the medicine ??
I have ADHD, Autism, PTSD and Depression. Been taking 75mg for about a year and a half. It definitely helped with my depression but I am definitely not my normal self, I am always tired/lazy, I don’t have any interest in doing things anymore. I get constipation and sexual dysfunction !! I can’t speak for everyone but my experience being on this medication has definitely made me feel worse now than I was before starting Venlafaxine. I’m slowly stopping the medication as it is not worth the side effects I’m experiencing.
Even if you can half the dose and get down to 37.5mg you will feel alot better, trust me
Wait... I feel exactly the same thing and I have ADHD, Depression, and anxiety/social anxiety! At the beginning of taking them, I felt like I had no motivation. I started on April 1st and it's the 26th now. It was until week 3 or so that I started feeling a bit like myself again. I was started on 37.5mg and I just got off the phone with my psych earlier today and she put me on 75mg to try for this upcoming month.
I recently got diagnosed with ADHD but have had depression and social anxiety for some time now. Before giving ADHD meds, my doc told me to try this for depression because he can't give me both at the same time. 37.5mg, then 150mg every 4th day. Looking at side effects including sexual dysfunction and this lasts even after stopping. Now I'm a bit worried
The withdrawals, if i dont take mine in time i have dizziness, stomach pains and i feel very disassociated
Do they make u sleepy
roosta benji no
I really liked this medication but my vision was constant blurred. It was quite scary I thought I was going blind
it's happening with me as well... what have you done about it? (blurred vision)?
@@monnytoth I took this medication for only two weeks at 37.5MG. Stopped a month ago abruptly. I’m sensitive to meds so i usually get longer withdrawals than normal. My vision is still blurry till this day.
@@kyshawntv6285 Lmao I’m so scared 😭 I legit started this medication yesterday and my eyes are dilated and I have weird vision. Should I stop taking it?
@@moeka00 it effects people differently, what are you on it for ?
@@Theashenone17 Anxiety
Venlaflaxine helps with depression but leaves you emotionally numb. Also once your on for (lets say 6 months) you can't ever get off. NO WAY! Excessive perspiration can be controlled with a bladder medication.
With 75mg during the last 8 years. Aside some side effects, it works great at leveling my emotions. It does not make me as a zombie at all, it just removes the extremes in anxiety and bad feeling. Normal feelings are not affected for me.
@@newstuff1107
Does it give you energy?
Gregory Malchuk no, not more energy. I always had enough anyways.
Emotionally numb is what i need lol.
I was on 150mg for almost 3 years and I quit cold turkey. Was not a fun experience at all. Felt like total shit for over a month. Brain zaps. Dizzy. But I did eventually get off it. But it wasn't easy by now means.
My VA doctor has me on Venlafaxine. I have PTSD from my time in the service. And General Anxiety Disorder. I sweat like a stuck pig and my mouth feels like I haven't had a drink in weeks. Sounds like the cure is worse than the disease. Fortunately I can't tolerate alcohol.
Do you have the sensation of appetite?I have PTSD too and take this med but don't feel the hunger only mental cravings of sugar
Venlafaxine is a miracle drug for me.
Suffered with anxiety and OCD for so long and this makes it more manageable.
Yes!!! I’m so happy you found something that works for you!!! I have a ton of patients who have also done great with this medication. Best of luck!!
Did it help with social anxiety? If you had that
@@josmith5419 I had mild social anxiety when I had my OCD episodes and it helped with that also.
It definitely helps for me with anxiety in general.
@@AMK1971 okay, thank you!
i've been on it for over a year now . i saw graet results after only two weeks , i didn't have noticable side effects during this year only with the first two days , and when i miss a dose which acutally helped me with maintanance
this is my first week of withdrawal and it's horrible
Why are you withdrawing ?
Sara please tell me how long the withdrawal symptoms time?
@@Rony-oi8yu: depends on d person, d dosage & d time u were on it. But basically it's d worst AD to come off of. There r tons of comments from ppl online. Just search d subject "Effexor withdrawal "
Dear Jesus, I’ve only been on this for 8 or so hours and I’m feeling nauseous/flighty, pupil dilation and feeling in a kind of haze. I’m still functional, but just don’t trust myself to drive currently.
What is it like??
Your pupils go huge on it! Mine do and it’s quiet frustrating.
This drug is playing with fire. It helped a little bit at first then my memory went gone. I feel like a zombie and it gave me horrible physical and mental pain. Beyond description. And I could not sleep. Then the withdrawals were even more life destroying. I am now on ssi and see a neurologist and am in excruciating pain everyday. This drug is evil! Most people don't even understand once they get on this that it is beyond hell to get off and can cause permanent damage and side effects! My sister was only on 37.5 MG and was luck to get through the awful withdrawals in a couple months. Me, however, I was on 225 MG for years and it permanently damaged and destroyed my life. These drugs are hell, literally.
I just went up to 75mg today and barely feel a difference tbh just more relaxed now.
@@abzzzrae I've been there. When I went to 75mg I didn't notice a difference either. I remember feeling fine. It was when I went to 150mg and above for years I started losing my memory and things gradually got so bad with mental and physical pain and memory that I got on ssi. I am mostly bedridden all the time. I hope it never happens to you or anyone else. Good luck and be careful.
When I with draw the symptoms are strange. I thought I could hear samurai swords in my head and when it was quiet I realised it happened when I moved my eyes. I also felt jumpy and hyper alert to danger.
Y alert to danger I was jus prescrib this I’m scared to take it
YES I feel the same, the sounds are a slashing sound and I also notice that it is worse when you move your eyes back and forth rapidly. The jumpiness is there for me too and irritability esp to loud noises. I feel like Im in Fight or Flight mode 24/7. Have you been able to fully come off of them? I am taking 75mg a day but I have often, for years, skipped doses for instance I take one and then skip two days and take another the third... I recently learned that this was NOT the way to take them. That they have to build up in the system. I hate taking them but they really helped me for a while with anxiety and Gen depression. I really want to come off them but I hear it has to be very slowly and through the lowering of dosage over time. Thanks for sharing the explanations...
I just got prescribed it recently and honestly I’ve had the worst nausea ever
That does happen for the first month ask about cycliazine it's a anti sick tablet I've been in vens for years and cycliazine have been a blessing. ASK YOUR DOCTOR . I'm NOT A DOCTOR.
same, it’s the absolute worst
ASD, OCD, ADHD. This stuff gave me daily headaches, terrible sleep, was less irritable and reactive, had less arousal in general.
Feel like a drone with no decision-making capability. Still stuck in my head.
Comments here are scaring me. Just started this medication and now I'm scared I will be in even more emotional pain
Funkar bra för mig, insättningssymptom var hemska men när jag hitta rätt dos vilket var 150mg så förändrades mitt liv. känner mig alltid pigg o fräsch dessa dagar. Biverkningar nu är torr mun, insomnia och kortare stubin.
Did you try it ??? I took my first one not long ago
@@mlynnofficial2164 Yes, finding the right dose was a horrible experience. Now I've found the right dose for me at 150mg. I always feel fresh and happy now.
@@mlynnofficial2164 From my experience so far it gave me more mental energy, and in my opinion only that is a good thing. For me the bad thing was the side effects. Bad headache when I first started but it went away
@@jagheterforre Ska idag höja dosen till 3 tabletter (37 mg per tablett) lite läskigt men då du har haft bra upplevelser med högre dos så kanske det funkar för mig 🙂
Be careful, I was prescribed this medication at 37.5 mgs from my regular Dr. I got pregnant and 4 months along my ob increased my dose to 75mgs. When my baby was born my baby suffered withdrawal symptoms, they kept asking me if I was using drugs. Yes they thought I was using street drugs! The nurses were rude and treated me like crap. They wanted to give my baby methadone! I refused to let them give him methadone. My poor baby was in the NICU for 11 days. They tested our blood, my urine, breast milk and placenta. Everything was fine and we went home the 11th day.
ugh that is terrible, Im sorry!!
Someone shoyld have told u not to be on this medication . Hope everything is OK
Hope everything is ok now. I was given effexor and one 5 day script of Valium for my panic episode and when I called back to get an appointment for something else to get me through the beginning panic state of the effexor they accused me of being a drug addict and the desk lady even said to another desk person that "we got another junkie trying to score drugs" out loud so I could hear her. I hung up and went to the liquor store and drank myself to sleep for work.
Once you start taking it you cant stop without crashing physically and mentally
Yup, destroyed my life. Am now on ssi because of this hell drug.
Can't you just taper down?
It helped me very much to function normally in daily life. After being on Effexor for 5 years & successfully getting a job & getting back with family I decided to taper off of it for almost a year & slowly couldn't function with people. With it I was fine around family & people without having panic attacks & major social issues.
Just took my first pill today. 37.5mg dosage I am starting out on. I am a little nervous based on tje comments I am reading. But we will see I guess.
@Katie Parker hi! I will say I am pleasantly surprised. I personally have done very well. I struggle with ADHD, depression and social anxiety (even tho I can be very social) this seems to be helping my train of thought! I have not felt anything negative yet. I heard there are brain zaps when you forget to take it. But we will see.
Same I just started taking this medication at that same dose. So far symptoms I’ve been having are increased drowsiness and insomnia, weird dreams/nightmares, loss of appetite and dry mouth
@@jazmynvelazquez7117 I have not had any of that yet except for the vivid dreams but I had that before but being on adderall took that away. I know longer take that. So far I really like the medicine
It ain't that bad, especially taking the lowest dose. It does help, but some sweats, weird vivid dreams and eating more/weight gain kinda sucks....
@@Elw00d28 I personally love the vivid dreams! Yeah I have def been starting to eat more on it!
the worst side effect for me are the sleep sweats. almost every morning i wake up literally covered in sweat
I have 75 mg IS good ??
Me, too! 😫 I’m so sick of it
My withdrawals from this medicine were: auditory hallucinations, extreme anxiety and suicidal ideation, paranoia, unable to sleep due to the paranoia, and feeling a “high” where time slows down
How long did this go on for may i ask? And are you feeling better now?
@@moonriver4275 For me the vomiting lasted 3 months, then I had a full on seizure after 6 months, paranoia and brain zaps lasted another 9 months, regular brain zaps lasted 3 years, and then mild intermittent brain zaps for another 7 years. About ten years to feel “normal.”
Only go on this med if you plan on taking it for the rest of your life. The withdrawals and permanent after-effects are not worth it.
I was taking only 75 mg for three years.
When you wean off it takes at least a year. It’s best to go on Prozac then taper off the Prozac bc Effexor withdrawal is so debilitating you won’t be able to go to work for a week or two.
I've been on a high dose of these for two years. They don't work. I keep telling my doctors they don't work. Prozac, Citalopram others I forgot never ever worked. I beg my doctors to investigate my resistance to meds and they ignore me. I stopped taking these weeks ago on my own accord. No withdrawals as with the others I ended up stopping. Nothing. I feel like there is no help for me. 😔
No withdrawals symptoms?
Get your hormones checked - all of them. A full metabolic panel and start from there. Many times Drs go immediately SSRIs and never see if there is a hormonal imbalance
I just took my 1st pill now! Wish me luck folks ☺️💚 stopped lexapro by tapering down.
Did it give you a “high” ?
I just started taking these and looking at the comments of people's withdrawals is consering should I stop now while I still can but I also feel like I could benefit from antidepressants idk..
Reading about that has scared me too, I got my first prescription yesterday and haven’t taken it yet.
@@pewks8814 same! Medication terrifies me and these comments are validating my fears.
@@karinamedina1635 I ended up not liking this medication 😩 but it does work different for everyone some people hate it and some people swear by it
What did you end up doing
@@isydoyle it went horribly wrong I had a manic episode didn't sleep for 5 days went back to my doctor and he gave me Seroquel and took one pill and got serotonin syndrome and had to go to a mental hospital to recover and get on new meds but now I know I have bipolar disorder and on proper medications for that needless to say my doctor wasn't a psychiatrist that was over a year ago now
My dosage was increased from 150mg once a day to twice a day. I was unaware how drowsy it was making me. It caused me to lose 2 jobs that I recently found out bc my new Psychiatrist explained it to me while reducing me to 75mg in the morning and 150mg at night. The morning withdrawals have been brutal but I feel way calmer and in control although I’m still so tired that I can’t quite function properly.
I was 23 years old when I was first prescribed this. I'm now 40 feel that I really need to come off it but the withdrawal symptoms are really evil!!!
You are weaning too fast go slower . So you should not feel sick.
i found myself to be the type to really rely on fixing on myself for medicine rather than actual medicine itself, and i can assure you, so far after being prescribed this for months, i began taking it 2-3 days ago, it’s much better than taking this. so far it kind of helps (may change in the future), i guess? but i’m constantly awake during the night which is extremely annoying and the muscle tightening up feeling..i don’t know how to stop it and it feels scary because my muscles lock up.
oh, and the brain zaps everyone’s talking about, is scaring me. i want to try to get off this medicine before it’s too late but i think it already is. ugh.
edit: i’ve also had loss of hunger, which can be from other medicine i’m taking..and i’m having really bad sweats, and i forgot to mention i’m only taking 75mg lmao.
how did it go ?
It's taken me a year and 3 months to get from 300mg to 37.5 now
Yup. Destroyed my life permanently and am now on ssi. Unbearable pain everyday. I wish I went as slow as you.
Can you please explain how it went for you? Was it a smooth transition, or very difficult year and three months? Thanks
@@JohnRambo1947-July-6th hey buddy, I just started it and ur comments are very concerning to me. As that is what I do I worry about everything and I would like to know what a “SSI” is and how did this pill affect you permanently??
@@nathankrech6203 I believe SSI is supplemental security income. Monthly payments for people with disability.
I have been on 37.5mg of efexor xr for a long time, which I appreciate is the lowest dose, I strongly feel I have my depression under control but my sleep quality is very poor and I understand that this drug reduces stage 2 and stage 3 sleep.
Hi! Just a question, Does the 37.5 help with anxiety as well?
@@jackieyousefi300 yes it does but I don't recommend this particular drug for anxiety
@@georgesullivan4473how is stimulation on this drug? do you feel much more activate? 75 mg is too much activation for me, but when I took lexapro it was too sedate. So I thibk that maybe 37,5 will be ok?
I take 300mg a day, I feel fuc!ing fantastic. Withdrawal is awful. Over 3 years of use
How many days you suffered after withdrawal?
I've been on this medication for almost a year now and strangely my side effect is urine retention, and heachaches but i normally get that when i am too anxious or in a depressive episode. please help me
Sibel Ondek - Tell your doctor you need help. Huggg.
I didn't know about the urine retention.I wondered why I was feeling like I had to urinate and then couldn't.Thanks for sharing that.
I weaned off Venlafaxine, I'm feeling a little dizzy and "shocks" in the head, mood swings, it's like being a drug user in withdrawal, I just have to hold on until this phase passes
Venlafaxine really helped me
Good video 🙌 I’ve been on this for about 3 months now. 150mg a day. However, my mood is still like a rollercoaster, but now with side effects.. I really hope to find something that actually work for me.
Thanks for watching, I wish you well.
You might be getting mania?
I’ve just come off 150mg after just under a year. Didn’t notice I was happier, it just masked my emotions. I consider them two different things. Withdrawal is hard, brain zaps are crazy and night sweats are horrible, blurred vision on occasions. My advice would be get off NOW. You might not suffer as bad withdrawal
If you can possibly get off of this as soon as possible, please, please do!!
@@3o3brine28 As I tried to tell my doctor I wanted to get off these, she chose to up my dose to 225mg “to see the effect of a higher dose before decreasing”. I dont know if it makes sense to me, nevertheless, I still listen to my doctor.. I hope she’s right.
Been on this med for many years and felt better after first dose. Tried to switch when BP increased. Other meds didn’t have positive results. I am cutting the dose and felt a bit bad the first couple days of reduced dose.
I got prescribed Effexor and tried it for a week I felt better then had insomnia. So I stopped. I did some research and the insomnia is supposed to last only a month and your brain gets use to it. But if I try effexor again and get better, I want to go back to school. Just wondering if the insomnia is too consistent. I’m looking on the internet for people who have experience with Effexor. Just want to know if say I went to school then started to study will I get sufficient sleep? Does it cause memory problems? I’m also hesitant to start again because I want to start working out too. If I start Effexor, I hope my body would get sufficient sleep. It sucks cause right now it feels like either be depressed and get sleep or be happy and have insomnia. Lol
I got prescribed Effexor for menopausal symptoms and only at 37.5mg to start because I am often very sensitive to medication. After 3 days I had a low headache and I started to have tremors. Day 4 I had a full on headache and more tremors. By day 6 the tremors were so bad I had issues walking and doing tasks so I had to stop the medication. the tremors went away after 72 hours from my last pill. same for the headache. So sadly this medication type is not for me.
Consider it a lucky escape !
I have ADD, OCD, CPTSD, & generalized + social anxiety disorder & the panic attacks are literally debilitating. i started taking this 2 months ago & it is the ONLY medication that has had noticeable results. I started on 37.5mg & after a month my doctor upped my does to 75mg once a day. It has helped with the severity of my panic attacks & i've noticed I'm not being triggered quite as much but unfortunately the headaches it's giving me are freaking awful 😭 and they have only gotten worse with the increased dosage.
If you just started this medication or are thinking about starting make sure you've tried everything else, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, essential oils, cbd or other natural remedies, your gut health, working out, prayer, etc. Let this be your last result because if/when you stop taking it.. the withdrawals from SSRI's & SNRI's are downright brutal 😖💔
this is my fear. this is my third time trying it and i can’t help but think of how i felt just trying to get used to the 37.5, so i don’t even want to think about the come down if i end up taking it for a long time
Hey ,i wanted to know since you have add same as me ,do you know if you come off of it ,does it still help with motivation and energy or do you have to drink it everyday for the rest of your life to help you with add ?
My doctor told me to stop taking immediately and never got back to me
Never told to taper:/ It was tough
why did he tell you to stop ?
it turns out under my depression, I'm actually bi polar. SURPRISE lol.. So it was making me manic. Although I don't believe I should have just cold turkied like I did?. It was rough to say the least
@@ChancellorX sorry mate, I hope you are doing better 🙏
How long was you taking it?
Thanks for the video! Im stopping before I start! Only been on it 3 day's!
Me too. Not worth it for me
When tapering off of this medication can you open the capsule and take half with the goal of taking 15 mg instead of 37.5
Ive been doing this the last three days. Its not recommended, but there is no lower capsule dose. I feel a bit cloudy in the morning, but no sweats, nightmares or brain zaps. I would get those without a dose.
Yes I use to break them open to taper and just take a few beads at a time. Please take them carefully and do not stop cold turkey
Not well know but the generic Venlafaxine HCL (not time release) comes in 25mg pills that can be split in two!
How
@@Rony-oi8yu they are scored tablets that can be split in two.
Why some say weight gain is side affect and other's say weight loss?
I am confused.. also I have all the sexual dysfunction with ssri and snri. Can I add Viagra or Cialis to avoid that? If yes what tends to be better?
same here +45lb weight gain in 6 months and no sex drive whatsoever
I have no sex problems actually it help me yes I have picked up weight which I was 175 now up to 205
I like the generic viagra 20 mill works good
Ask a fooking doctor.
It depends on many factors.
I've started taking this. 2 days now. It's relieved the high anxiety somewhat, like i can still feel anxiety symptoms but it feels quietened. But I feel heavy and sedated. Does the heaviness pass? I used to take citalopram and it also made me feel heavy and tired alot and gained weight so came off it
Effexor is a more a mood stabilizer like Paxil. It turned me into a non functioning apathetic lethargic unmotivated zombie. It is d worst AD to stop using. D withdrawal is extreme living hell for weeks if not months. Even a missed dose can cause withdrawal effects.
This was extremely helpful to me.Thank you so much.This covered a lot of things that I didn't know.I know that pharmacys give you a pamphlet but with my vision I find them hard to read.I thank you so much.I have been on it for almost a month and started having acid reflux and nausea.Im wondering if my acid reflux is connected?Again thank you so much.I liked and subscribed to your channel.
This drug is playing with fire. It helped a little bit at first then my memory went gone. I feel like a zombie and it gave me horrible physical and mental pain. Beyond description. And I could not sleep. Then the withdrawals were even more life destroying. I am now on ssi and see a neurologist and am in excruciating pain everyday. This drug is evil! Most people don't even understand once they get on this that it is beyond hell to get off and can cause permanent damage and side effects! My sister was only on 37.5 MG and was luck to get through the awful withdrawals in a couple months. Me, however, I was on 225 MG for years and it permanently damaged and destroyed my life. These drugs are hell, literally. Good luck.
This medication needs/must be taken with food. I took it without food and it really bothered the gut. After learning about the requirements for taking this I'm doing well. So far 75MG is working well even though some years ago I was on 150ML. Been on this for about a week and can see the difference. Along with staying therapy this medication works really well for many people. While for others it's terrible. You just have to find out if your body can tolerate it.
Are there any long term effects to taking this? I heard people go senile in their old age?
Venlafaxine is the antidepressant that gives me the most side effects, I've used several. It improved my depression, my PMS but I still feel drowsy, yawning, hands and eyelids shaking and a little ringing in my ears. I was taking 150mg in the morning and 75mg at night, I spoke to the doctor and he said I can take it all in the morning. I don't know if it's because it also acts on noradrenaline. I've been on this dose for 2 months, I hope these side effects improve.
Iv been on this since I was 14, I’m now 42. The side effects are always there unfortunatly
Dam that's long time
Hi Stephanie, could you elaborate on the side effects that are always there?
My partner has bin taking this for 2 years prior to being pregnant and has had to come of it to up her sertline she's come of 225 to 150 to 7t to 37.5 over just a few weeks currently 35 weeks pregnant and haveing withdrawal
The first 5 hours i took this, i feeling like my stomach is burning for real with tremendous nausea like I'm going to vomit, despite it helped my mood but for me, i can't tolerate it's effects so i don't think i would take the second dose
Speaking from experience. These symptoms disappear after a week once your body is used to the drug
Does anyone get motor tics from taking this too? Mine are typically head jerks or even arm flailing
Hi i get motor tics on this snri i only been in it for 3 days
@@mohammed7423 hi! Sorry to hear but also relieved that I’m not the only one haha. My psychiatrist thought I was making it up because she’s never heard of this med causing that
I use to be on prozac but it didnt work so i am on this new snri i mild anxiety like a fear feeling now and again how this snri will work how you doin with your meds any gud
@@mohammed7423 I was on Prozac right before this too! So far this one is working really well for me. I’ve been on it for almost two years
Am happy its working for i been on it for 4 days now getting sideffects fear feeling i hope it goes away
Wouldn’t it be better to fix the things in your life that cause these problems? Why isn’t the withdrawal nightmare from this stuff a cause of concern? I can’t get a pain pill or a Valium for short term usage yet these mental medications are handed out like candy 🤷🏼♂️. They are addicting or people wouldn’t suffer terrible withdrawal from them when they stop
Is it normal to get midriasis and euphoria from this?
I would appreciate any feedback from anyone who went off it after years of use (150 mg)? Did you cope? I really want to go off it (over a period of 6 months), but I am scared about reverting back to being in a non-functional state. Is there something that helped you that you can suggest perhaps? All the best to everyone! :)
Yes I went off frm 150 mg of not just this but many other meds, d secret fir it was to go out play, do gymming, treks, go creative, etc n keep your food light n free of any oil, alcohol fat etc
I took this med in the past and it helped, but I always felt tired and yawned a lot, no matter how much sleep I got and was constantly hungry and gained a considerable amount of weight.. Recently I decided to go back on this med due to SAD and most antidepressants (aside from effexor) do little to nothing, so here I am, back on it!. Question is this, my Dr started me out on adose of 150mg Effexor xr.. Isn't that kinda high as a starter dose?. I don't recall what I uses to take (2waa 2 years ago) but remember starting low and u my way up, so is 150xr to hight. To start out on???
(not a doctor so pls confirm with them or a pharmacist) i believe that the slow build up to a dose when it comes to most SSRI/SNRI drugs is to determine how you tolerate it, the side effects you experience, and your ideal therapeutic dose. i would imagine that if you were successfully taking 150mg/day previously, then your doc figured you'd be fine to start on that dose again? maybe?
Was it really hard to come off it mate?
@@barrymichaels2663 it’s so hard to come off omg your brain 🧠 starts getting zaps head throbs like a heart beat without it
@@jasminearcher7241 How long you been on it for now?
@@jasminearcher7241 I've been on it for over 20-years
I was recently prescribed this and I definitely will not be taking it after listening to your video and reading the comments I will just continue to be fucked up lol I don’t wanna end off worse because I skipped the dose accidentally or something
Same!! No way in hell I’m taking it. My prescription is still at the pharmacy lmao
hhhh i just started talking mine a week ago and i haven't had any side effects
Rigorous exercise, meditation, and the Whim Hoff Breathing Technique daily, is a GREAT alternative to taking the pills I have been on them for 20 years now and want to come off them slowly. I find when I do the above mentioned it works better than the meds do! here is the breathing video. Try it and see how calm you feel afterwards, its amazing! ruclips.net/video/tybOi4hjZFQ/видео.html
I’ve been on Effexor for 2 months wake up soaked in sweat and through the day feel like I’m on speed😳
I have to wait a month before l can get venlafaxine , have to be weaned off 30 Mg's of mitratizipan two years l have been taking it and my symptoms are worse, oh what a blessed relief if venlafaxine will treat my mental health problems l am desperate for relief, the comments on this drug looks good ! Thanks to all who took time to comment! Good podcast thanks!
Effexor is d worst to stop using if u need to one day. It could b weeks or months of living hell. Just chk online for d subject "Effexor withdrawal"
75mg 5 times a day I stopped straight off after 15 years. Jebus bad bad bad idea violently ill. Don't just stop ever.
Thats a very dangerous dose to quite cold turkey!
Whenever I miss a dose then I'm pretty much dead for the day. I feel nausea ,headaches etc 🥴but took so much of time to work. I'm taking 225mg now. Worked well for my severe depression and panic disorder but not for the anxiety. I just straight up become blank minded unable to process
That's d effect Effexor has on some ppl. Turned me into a zombie.
I had a spinal leak after a nerve pain shot in my lower back and spine was punctured instantly noticed depression and weakness. I was diagnosed for depression and they lied about the punctured then they put me on this medication and I'm better but I can't miss a pill or it feels like my whole family died.
I have chronic back pain and my doctor gave me this medicine is there will be any problem to take it?
Doctor give those pils to my 19 Years daughter She have Social anxity She is avoiding takin it Because Side effect I don know what to do now should I support her with that Decision its worst thing for parents Don’t know what to do to help child
May I suggest a few things... at her age Rigorous exercise daily, meditation for 15 min daily and doing the whim Hoff breathing technique daily can have HUGE benefits over the medication. I have taken these meds for over 20years now and recently stated CrossFit 3-4 times a week, meditation daily and the breathing technique daily and my anxiety and stress levels melt away! Here is the video if you decide to try it. It only takes 11 min....ruclips.net/video/tybOi4hjZFQ/видео.html
Very addictive. Terrible if u skip
There are other medication options as well as therapy. Venlafaxine ain't the way chief.
Has anyone had a hard time losing weight with this medication?? I work out daily and eat great I just can not lose weight. Wonder if it has impacted my metabolism. I’ve been on ssris and ssnris for 6 years already. I’ve been on this one for almost 3 years and it’s been a battle ever since with my weight. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!!
I have same problem. I take it for almost 4 years, but I started to gain weight about year ago. Maybe it is just ageing :p how are you doing now? Any progress with weight loss?
Yup. I gained a solid 1-2lbs per week on this garbage. Took it for 10 months and put on 50lb! It made me lazy af and dead to the world. I decided to taper off about a month ago and it was HELL ON EARTH. It's like being dope sick.
I currently take pregabalin and alprazolam for my anxiety and depression. I’ve been dealing with vasovagal syncope and when this happens my blood pressure tends to plummet. My dr just prescribed this medication and mentioned that this can a- help w the anxiety and b- help stabilize my blood pressure . Does this make any sense?
Im on 37.5mg as 75mg was too strong causing constant headaches and drowsiness. I feel stoned most of the time like a veil of vagueness with only short term memory. I have a few instant naps during the day, with an overwhelming urge to sleep.I still have a constant light headache and have xerosomia during nights.The biggest gripe is my sexual function, I always wanted to last longer and I now have my wish, but ejaculating is somewhat of an ordeal and I have like a nerve pain after which lasts a day. 37.5mg just takes the edge off my anxiety and depression and I feel more confident. I will see my doctor soon about weaning off them.
It's d worst if all AD to stop. Withdrawal from Effexor is a living hell for weeks if not months for most ppl.
I’ve been on this for about 5 months, one side effect I have which is pretty much always there is dizziness. Which is not too bad I guess. The thing I hate is if i forget to take a dose my brain goes haywire, I get crazy brain and body zaps all day and the dizziness is worsened. Not sure how I’m going to come off this medication 😵💫
Worst AD to come off of.
I got prescribed Effexor and tried it for a week I felt sooo much better then had insomnia. So I stopped. I did some research and the insomnia is supposed to last only a month and your brain gets use to it. But if I try effexor again and get better, I want to go back to school. Just wondering if the insomnia is too consistent. I’m looking on the internet for people who have experience with Effexor. Just want answers from personal experience. Just want to know if say I went to school then started to study will I get sufficient sleep? Does it cause memory problems? I’m also hesitant to start again because I want to start working out too. If I start Effexor, I hope my body would get sufficient sleep. It sucks cause right now it feels like for me either be depressed and do what I want to do and get good sleep or be happy and have insomnia. Scared to try it again haha
My dose is going up to 205..I have body ache,muscle ache,breathless,headache,and my anxiety is worsening...it's a struggling everyday especially I have to drive and drop off my kids and pick them up from school
May i ask, where were your body and muscle aches specifically?
I used to take lexapro and prozac but got the worst side effects from them. I Just been prescribed effextor and now i'm scared reading these comments.
These drugs affect every single person differently. Just carefully listen to your doctors instructions and if you're uncomfortable with this medication they will have no problem with switching you to another, after all it's your choice what you put in your body. The number one thing I can say about this medication is to NEVER miss a dose.
I was also on both of those. Prozac had its benefits for me but I felt emotionally numb. Lexapro was terrible it made me worse. I’ve been on this for 4 days
My boyfriend has major depressive disorder and is on the maximum dosage 375mg and it’s stopped working. Every antidepressant he takes wears off after a while and he’s back to where he started. I don’t don’t know what else they can do for him. I’m starting to wonder if he was misdiagnosed!
TMS treatment
Ketamin therapy , ECT therapy
Hey there, Hope you're doing fine in the present outbreak, I was wondering could you make a review as well for Strattera (Atomoxetin) ? Merci..!
I've been on effexor for 10 plus years. And its helped me so much. However I feel its contributed to e.d and possibly lowering testosterone over time. And it sucks cuz it helps on one side but could have a negative effect on the other. I've been on 150 mg for that long. How common are things like this over that long of time?
Get your T levels checked as well as estrogen and if it’s off go on HRT
Common side effect of AD. U could even hav sexual dysfunctions for d rest of ur life. AD meds wrecks ur whole body over time. They r treated as a toxin by ur body. Ur blood stream carries d poison to who knows where in ur body & it affects, changes & damages things inside ur body in many unexpected ways. That's why d side-effects. Consult ur Dr.
I quit this cold turkey from 150mg a day. It was one hell of a month, haha. Not the best idea
How do you feel now in comparison?
so i just started this 37.5 once a day, the after a week twice.i was taking lexipro 20 mg.any advice what i might expect
What exactly are the risks of taking sumatriptan & venlafaxine together as was prescribed by my gp in the UK ?
I'm on 300mg. Venlafaxine hasn't done shit for me. Seems to only give me shitty side effects.
it does not take weeks to level this one out, does it take weeks to feel tramadol? this is not a normal snri.
if you are not really depressed this will make some people really sick.
The only good thing I found on it, was increased bladder control. Why is that?
So far Effexor 150mg seems to be working it’s my 3 week the 1mg kolonopin twice a day seems to help a lot as well
the point is to get off the lobodomy
It's the absolute worst medication I've ever taken. The only reason I still take it is because the withdrawals are so horrific.
I know mate I really wanna come off this shit
I hAd horrific withdrawals when i stopped this (under a doctor's care) it has to be weaned much more slowly than other antidepressants. I was told it was a little hard to get off of. It was the most awful withdrawals I have ever experienced. I will never take it again. against
I had an allergic reaction to the drug so I have no choice but to quick cold turkey. How do I manage withdrawal
They started me on Venlafaxine just this morning @ 37.5 tablet. Crazy dizziness and nausea still lingering inside me for a few hours now.
They're trying this for my myalgia. They think it's possible polymyalgia rheumatica, prednisone works well, but they want to steer me away from that if possible. So we're trying this new drug. Really bad side effects right away though.
I took one of those at the advice of my ENT. In 2 hours my Vertigo was 80% gone after having The vestibular migraine for 9 months.
At 2am the next morning I woke up with a blinding headache. I took my BP and it was 196/121. Yeah off to the ER I went. If I have to decide between Vertigo and a Stroke,,,,Easy choice.
I took it for years then went on a break with doctors help for 6 months. After six months I started again. I took my first dose of 37.5 after dinner on a Thursday. Friday morning about 130am I woke up with a racing heart rate of 148 bpm with High blood pressure. Followed by panic attacks every hour. Felt better sat but Saturday night I had increased heart rate again with headaches. I will never ever touch this medication ever again! Oddly I was on this medication for almost 20 years prior without issues until I took a break and went back on again. Be careful with this medication.
Do NOT....repeat...do NOT quit cold turkey or run out.... after 48hrs, i get dizzy, i get nauseous, i cry randomly, i feel like im floating.....its hell on earth..... im currently in bed shaking, sensitive to soynd and light. ..... dont be like me...i never learn to have an emergency dose for wheen the pharmacy is a day behind.
The dreams are now like real memories.. what is real ?
I feel exactly the same. I keep having dreams that is like a story and continues the next night. Some times I don't know what is real and what is not.
First of all I'm 71, work out, walk everywhere, good blood pressure etc. My ENT prescribed Venlafaxine 37.5 mg for my Vestibular Migraine that came out of nowhere. He said take it for 2 weeks. I took one at 10am and by Noon my Vertigo was 80% gone. I thought cool.. 2am the next morning I woke up with a blinding headache, and I don't get headaches. But I did read on Web MD you might want to watch your Blood Pressure if you take this. So I decided to take my Blood pressure. 196/121. Yeah off to the Emergency room I went.
I realize different medications can work differently in different people.. Just a Heads up.
What kind of stupid Dr do u hav? Effexor is for mental illness NOT migraines!!!