Venlafaxine Questions (Page 2)

Been on venlafaxine XL since 1st April. Increased to 150mg last Saturday. Feeling better in myself?

Posted 14 May 2017 by Clare0304 • 0 answers

... but for the last 3 days I've completely lost my sense of taste and smell. I've never had anything like this before and am wondering if it's linked to the tablets. Has anybody else experienced this?

I'am currently taking 150mg of venlafaxine, Dr has put me on mirtazapine 15mg!?

Posted 3 May 2017 by Missywishy • 1 answer

Cutting venlafaxine down to 75mg per day and one mirtazapine 15mg at night, will eventually be down to just mirtazapine 15mg. Taking the venlafaxine and mirtazapine together is making me feel really sleepy and woozy does anyone who has been on these 2 meds together feel the same

How do I stop taking Venlafaxine XR 75mg?

Posted 27 Aug 2014 by oldvintageantiques • 2 answers

I have 10 pills left and am living in Mexico. I would like to stop taking this medication if possible. I have been taking it constantly since 2007. Will I need to get more pills here in Mexico to wean myself off of it, and should the dosage amount be reduced? How many days would it take to get off ...

Had breast cancer, got off HRT, was prescribed venlafaxine for hot flashes Bad idea?

Posted 3 May 2017 by zapmenot • 0 answers

I've been on venlafaxine since March 2015 and started weaning myself off Dec. 2016. I was on 150MG then and got down to 18.75 (half a 37.5 tablet). The last two weeks I broke the half in half and now April 29 stopped taking any. WOW, I feel terrible! I thought I had chemo brain from my cancer ...

I was taking venlafaxine 75 mg 2x day - my doctor switched me to 75 mg xr once a day -?

Posted 29 Apr 2017 by ams123 • 1 answer

am I getting the same doseage? I feel like im missing a dose (dizziness, confusion, nausea) but was told 75xr is the same doseage as 75mg 2xday. that's not what by body is telling me.

How exactly does venlafaxine help with low back pain and nerve pain?

Posted 22 Apr 2017 by Without2day • 1 answer

I've had severe back pain low back for 15 plus years. It has controlled my life and made my life unbearable. I've recently been put on venlafaxine 37.5 mg once a day. If this drug works for depression, anxiety, etc just how will it work for my back and nerve pain? Thanks for any feedback.

Venlafaxine vomiting after first dose?

Posted 27 Feb 2017 by effybun • 3 answers

I got prescribed these today as a replacement for sertraline as I was on 200mg and all it was doing was making my anxiety horrifically worse. My dosage for this is 75mg once per day. I took the tablet with some food (some good old fashioned dairylee dunkers and fruit) and felt fine! Then around ...

Hi, I have been taking 75mg of venlafaxine XL for the past 11 days. I take them in the morning. I am

Posted 14 Apr 2017 by Clare0304 • 1 answer

... finding that I am feeling very anxious and shakey. This seems to calm down as the get into the evenings but I am finding it very unsettling. Can anybody tell me if these are likely to be start up side effects and if so how long are they likely to last? Am really in need of some positive ...

Venlafaxine - Venlaflaxine advice needed?

Posted 28 Apr 2017 by Clare0304 • 0 answers

I have been taking venlafaxine XL since 1st April. Started on 75mg and was still struggling with sleep. I increased to 112.5mg from 18th April. Since the increase I have been sleeping much better however I am experiencing the most awful tiredness unlike anything I've ever experienced before! ...

Tramadol - Does it cause night sweats, particularly legs?

Posted 21 Apr 2017 by Harare • 1 answer

Only started recently in hospital 50 mg twice a day, also on Venlafaxine ( Effexor) 100 mg twice a day. Concerned about serotonin uptake. Night sweats just started after I started tramadol. Don't think it's withdrawal. Want to stop tramadol altogether? Do you need to wean off?

Any one else experiencing extraprymadial side effects of Venlafaxine (Effexor XR 150mg) such as?

Posted 22 Oct 2016 by Wizmedic11 • 9 answers

... tongue rolling, grimacing, grunting, uncontrollable movements etc etc? I even have severe chronic left ear pain. All of these reactions worsen by end of the day.

I am on venlafaxine tablets 7.3 but I started taking 1 tablet a day as usually I take two but I?

Posted 15 Apr 2017 • 1 answer

Myself dwn to 1 tablet a day,as I was wanting to come of them it is the Easter holidays and I never seen my doctor to tell them n ask for more so I have none left! Before I got put on them I got fluoxetine but I never really gave them a try,the reson I'm asking is because I have still got a ...

Venlafaxine - Can I take the medicine lithium with Effexor?

Posted 5 Apr 2017 by Crystalcat • 1 answer

If I mix pantoprazole, venlafaxine, amlodipine, divisun, mirtazapin, arelto, zoplicone, donepezil

Posted 4 Apr 2017 by kattem • 1 answer

A 83 year old man is taking all this medicines together. What are the side effects?

How do I get off venlafaxine 37.5 XL?

Posted 6 Mar 2017 by pinkdove • 5 answers

I have been on antidepressants for 7 years now, and Effexor for 5 years, was up to 150 mg, and have reduced to 37,5 mg with no side effects, I have done this really slowly, and have been on 37.5 mg XL tablets for 8 months, and can't stop completely. today i thought i would take one every ...