Hi. what are peoples experience of venlafaxine? My Dr is hoping to prescribe this medication. I've looked online and there's a lot of horror stories and bad reviews. Has anyone got any positive stories? I've tried citalopram, sertraline and fluoxetine with no joy and unbearable side effects. I am not able to take sedating ADs as I work shifts. Thanks
I've been on venlafaxine for years and tolerate it well at a very high dose. It's been brilliant for me. Most of the issues people have with it are if you forget to take a dose or are trying to reduce and stop taking it as discontinuation symptoms can be rough. However, it's an effective drug
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
Did you find it was effective for low mood and increasing energy and motivation? I'm in a pretty bad place at the moment.
Definitely.
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
I found it was good for my mood and got me going BUT it did sedate me a lot, so much in fact I came off it. So be careful at the beginning and be kind to yourself in case you get any side effects.
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Thank you for your replies. I've got an appointment with psych next week (been waiting over 4 weeks for it) I'm really struggling at the moment and just want something to make me feel better enough so that that I can start putting things in to place that I know will improve my mood such as talking therapy and mild exercise so I can get back to work. I've been spending most of my days on the sofa but today I got up and had a shower which I'm pleased about. Glad I found this forum. I'm a member on one for anxiety which is brilliant but for the last few months my anxiety has given way to this horrible black hole of depression. I still have negative, racing thought patterns but with less of the physical symptoms.
This forum is kind of for all things MH related, so anxiety, depression and all that comes with it. So feel free to talk about whatever you need to talk about.
4 weeks isn't actually a long time to wait for a psych referral - I know it feels it, but my husband had to wait months...
He's also changed recently to venlafexine and it's helped him hugely!
Do a little of something that makes you happy every day!
I'm hoping it'll help me too if that's what they put me on. I just don't see things getting better at the moment and I know there is no miracle cure but anything would be an improvement at the moment.
How are you doing?
Do a little of something that makes you happy every day!
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