Venlafaxine dose increase

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I have been on 37.5mg once in the morning and once at night for around 5/6weeks now.

I think I need an increase but would like to know how everyone else increased, how much by and how the tablets were divided etc.

Did you get any side effects when increasing?
I will seek medical advice from my team before doing so however would just like an idea of what other people have done and what to expect.
thankyou 🙃

Anyone? There are several threads on reducing the dosage, I’m hoping some of these people that have been on it a while will remember what they increased at too?

Hi, i have been on and still am on Venlafaine over 12 months (starting dose was 75mg modified release) increased to 150MG modified release)

In my honest opinion,( i could go into deep background of why i switched to Venlafaxine if required) DO NOT ALLOW THIS DRUG TO TAKE HOLD!!

It has collapsed me, this drug was prescribed after too long being on Citalopram 30mg as my system was no longer showing any benefit my GP advised i switch to an eqiv dose of V, this was the biggest mistake of my life, mild depression turned to suicidal wants, the side effect, night sweats (terrible) i haven't slept a single night in 12 months, (GP was too busy with COVID to listen to me crying for help) i have now pushed a 25 year relationship too far to recover, my mood became stale, sleep deprivation left me tired, angry and moody, my partner described me as becoming toxic without knowing or caring!
This is not me i am a sensitive loving, cuddly person who cares maybe too much, not the ogre that my family knew and loved!.

I can honestly say, my experience of this drug has been a living nightmare.
my advice would be to trial yourself but not allow yourself to fade away into this drug. i was unaware of how bad i got, i became so short with the family and blamed them all for not understanding, my dosage was dropped after moving GP instantly, and as i say i'm still on it (coming off it) but the same side effects haunt me, sleep, anxious, moody without cause.

i was advised to trial sleep inducing anti depressives at much lower dose (15mg) i'm 5 weeks in and really happy to say i feel alive again. i smile have energy, enjoy my own though processing and clarity and now have a real chance to heal myself and see the light at the end of a very dark tunnel.

Please be careful taking Venlafaxine, it did nearly kill me, and has robbed me of my loved ones. i know i can't blame the drug outright for my self created troubles but it would have been better to have never been on it, i was 99% better on Citalopram than this life destroyer! i miss my wedding ring and all that was associated to it.

🙄moving on 😉

I was on Venlaflaxine last year, ended up on 300mg. It saved my life and I needed such a high dose for it to have an impact: I have tried other medication but nothing helped like Venlaflaxine did for me. Increasing my dose I found I had very vivid dreams and needed less sleep although this then evened out when my dose stabilised.
Getting off Venlaflaxine was trickier (I was in a much better place and do not recommend reducing without the advice of a doctor). I got 'zaps', bad shakes and dizziness and the most intense dreams! But I slowly reduced (eventually taking out half the medicine in the capsules and having just half a day!) and managed to come off of it within 4months. Medication works differently for everyone and I think the best thing to do is do anything slowly and check in with yourself. Good luck x