... 9 days now. Its been hell but seems to be getting better. When will this drug and withdrawal symptoms be out of my system?
Venlafaxine - I was prescribed 300mg of effexor per day for over a year I have not taken it now for?
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- 18 Dec 2015 by Jeremy winter
- Updated
- 18 December 2015
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- effexor, venlafaxine, withdrawal, prescription, symptom, drug, system
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Delila
18 Dec 2015
Hi, i am assuming that the way you worded your question, you quit cold turkey?? Excuse me if i am wrong! SNRI's should be tapered to reduce withdrawal symptoms. "Stopping Venlafaxine abruptly may result in one or more of the following withdrawal symptoms: irritability, nausea, feeling dizzy, vomiting, nightmares, headache, and/or paresthesias (prickling, tingling sensation on the skin)". Depression is also highly likely.
chuck1957
18 Dec 2015
Yes we are all different but cold turkey is very hard but it can be different for any person as far as it clearing out of your system. minimum of a month and then it is not uncommon to take as long as at least 3 months if you have any real bad side effects check with your doctor. This is why the doctor kept uping the dose little by little and this is the same way of going off of it. have a good weekend.
Jeremy winter
18 Dec 2015
Thanks chuck. I was dueped I wasn't dealing with depression or anxiety. I was prescribed ativan when I was 15-16 for some reason I cannot get outta my parents n when I was in my late teens my family doctor changed it to clonazepam then mid 20's Vallume then mid 30's I move n this new doctor wants me off the benzos n starts weining me off of them and started me with 75mg incruments of venaflaxin until 300mg then I stopped saying they didn't work n I just want whatever worked before.. Why this new Dr made that drastic change is beyond me. But I have been a mess ever since he changed it n now that I said no more. It must of been for a kickback from the medicine company...
chuck1957
18 Dec 2015
Jeremy so is this doctor going to change or give you some kind of benzo now??? or are you going to find a different doctor. Better get it set up prior to the side effects or withdrawals getting any worse but everyone is different I had very little problem when I stoped the Effexor generic.but ended up going back on to it .
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Omg months! No... I didn't ask for this it was pushed on me by a doctor who met me twice in 35yrs old n I wasn't depressed, anxious, I was prescribe vallume for anger n ive been on Benzos for 20yrs so he said off the Benzodiazepines here take this n kept uping my dose n upping my dose... Till 300mg of this stuff... I just wanna be drug free... Thank you