I have been prescribed this anti-depressant by my GP as apparently it is very good for anxiety and depression. She looked it up and said it did not have any side effects different to other anti-depressants and said it didn't seem to put on weight for most patients. I have tried various anti-depressants before but wanted something to combat my anxiety which is getting worse. I have not taken any anti-depressants in over 2 years.
Anyway, I looked it up online and the consensus seems to be that it is pretty much a horror drug and trying to get off it is akin to getting off illegal drugs and that if you miss a dose you will have cramps, sweating, vomiting, migraines and brain shocks. This terrifies me. I am not sure if I want to risk taking it (anti-depressants have been very hit and miss with me - the only one that has really worked was Mirtazapine but I put on so much weight with that which I really don't want and I found it lost it's effect after a year).
Has anyone taken Venlafaxine? Please let me know how you found it (both the effects whilst taking it and if you have stopped taking it, how bad was it to stop)?
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Venlafaxine (effexor) - is it a horror drug?
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sometimessad · 26/05/2013 10:14
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