Venlafaxine

[cloudy]

I have just been swapped from fluoxetine to venlafaxine. Today is day 2. Starting with 37.5 for a week then 75 the next week. I stupidly googled it and came across all the horror stories. I am worried about the change as I swapped from fluoxetine to sertraline about a year and a half ago and ended up going back on fluoxetine. Looking back I don't think I gave it enough time and it was maybe a combination of the fluoxetine wearing off and the new med not yet working but I felt awful.

[Paula]

Venlafaxine is a fantastic AD for many, inc me. It can, however, cause discontinuation symptoms very quickly so it's important to take it at the same time (or as near as possible) every day