Any advice to help ease side affects while withdrawing? I am taking paracetamol & anti sickness & Epsom salt baths. Does anybody know how long this lasts? Feeling quite desperate as all my horrid thoughts are creeping back in PLUS these side affects but this drug just didn’t work for me (overheating / totally out of it unable to think etc) tried mirtazapine before but too sedating. Wish I didn’t overheat so horribly!
I am coming off venlafaxine and feeling horrific. Headaches, nausea, body aches it’s terrible.
Question posted by luluh84 on 29 Sep 2022
Last updated on 20 October 2022 by Ariana1018
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Ariana1018
20 Oct 2022
When I went off of it for a while it was about 3-5 weeks before my brain zaps and everything completely stopped. Hope you’re feeling better 3 weeks in.
Gereatric70
29 Sep 2022
Hi luluh84 How much mg were you on and how long . Did you detox slowly or just stop . I was on Venlafaxine XR back on 2003 to 2005 and doctor detoxed me for 3 months and he gave me hydroxyzine for sleep and anxiety . I would talk to doctor if you did not do this slowly . I had no quality of life on this medication and side effects , i was at 225mg a day . Detox made it pretty mild for me . Good luck and let us know how you are doing .
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