Venlafaxine Support Please!

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Can anyone out there give me some reassurance and positive support please?
Just starting week 3 of 75mg (first 10 days at 37.5) feeling pretty grim with side effects and heightened anxiety.
Does it get better and if so when? I’m so scared of this not working and need some light at the end of the tunnel.
The nausea isn’t too bad but feel really shaky (that could be the anxiety I guess) and not sleeping well.

It does get better x the first 10 days are crap and as you are increasing it will ramp up the side effects. I went right up to 300mg at my worst and am now stable at 225mg. It has been life changing for me. Totally sympathise with the anxiety but stick with it x

Thanks - when did the anxiety start to ease?

I think it was about 3 weeks, it was def better after the initial 10 days but 3 weeks is when it starts doing it job x hang in there.