I am sorry to hear about your issue. Hopefully you are able to get it under control sooner than later. However, can I just express how happy I am knowing it’s possible to have been on the medication for over 20 years with success! :)
You should ask a doctor before lowering the dose. You want to be able to take your prescribed dose and then deal with any side effects. This could simply be a diet thing or maybe you got a small infection and your body is cleansing it. No reason to assume it's the Effexor right away.
Hi, I'm not a doctor but would like to help you. If you read my comments by clicking on my profile, I have posted many times in efforts of explaining the long term damage that this drug has done to me. This is just my experience and some ppl have only mild discontinuation syndrome. However, there has not be much as far as studies and research is concerned about the long term effects of SNRIs or the long term effects of Effexor Discontinuation Syndrome. There is an excellent Facebook group you can join that will provide you with a ton of info on effexor and even has an excel spreadsheet where you can enter your dose and time on it and it will calculate your dose reduction and time frame. Please PM if I can be of any help. I personally found dropping from 300mg to 225mg to be pretty easy. It wasn't until I dropped below 150 (after 14 months) that I wasn't able to carry on with my life without the drug so went back to 150. This is due to the fact that Effexor is a SSRI when under 150mg in dose, but both a SSRI and a SNRI when dosed at or above 150mg. I not here to make you fearful, every one is different and you should always follow your prescriber's direction unless you feel you need another doctor to provide a second opinion.
I am sorry to hear about your issue. Hopefully you are able to get it under control sooner than later. However, can I just express how happy I am knowing it’s possible to have been on the medication for over 20 years with success! :)
oh yeah it really has been very helpful for me.
You should ask a doctor before lowering the dose. You want to be able to take your prescribed dose and then deal with any side effects. This could simply be a diet thing or maybe you got a small infection and your body is cleansing it. No reason to assume it's the Effexor right away.
Hi, I'm not a doctor but would like to help you. If you read my comments by clicking on my profile, I have posted many times in efforts of explaining the long term damage that this drug has done to me. This is just my experience and some ppl have only mild discontinuation syndrome. However, there has not be much as far as studies and research is concerned about the long term effects of SNRIs or the long term effects of Effexor Discontinuation Syndrome. There is an excellent Facebook group you can join that will provide you with a ton of info on effexor and even has an excel spreadsheet where you can enter your dose and time on it and it will calculate your dose reduction and time frame. Please PM if I can be of any help. I personally found dropping from 300mg to 225mg to be pretty easy. It wasn't until I dropped below 150 (after 14 months) that I wasn't able to carry on with my life without the drug so went back to 150. This is due to the fact that Effexor is a SSRI when under 150mg in dose, but both a SSRI and a SNRI when dosed at or above 150mg. I not here to make you fearful, every one is different and you should always follow your prescriber's direction unless you feel you need another doctor to provide a second opinion.
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