Effexor
Hi everyone I've been on effexor for nearly a year now and to be honest I'm still getting hot flushes. The doctor wanted to increase the dose but I'm not keen. I want to stop taking it but have read t...
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Hi,
Please be very careful weaning off effexor. I was on it for years for depression (prior to bc diagnosis). I was on the highest dose and it wasnt really working anymore so i asked my dr to change to a new medication. I cut back soooo slowly and the withdrawal symptoms were horrendous. I took me about 3 months to finally get off it with side effects of vivid dreams, heart pulpitations, tremors, headache, nausea, the list went on and on. I told my dr i would never go on it again. There is currently a class action going on in America regarding not enough warnings on their withdrawal symptoms.
My Oncologist has told me I need to go on Tamoxifen however the only antidepressant you can use with it is effexor. I immediately said no way, i am never using that again so now i will need to have "Zoladex" monthly injections instead, which I'm a little bit worried about.
I don't want to scare anyone with my post I just want people to be informed about the side effects of withdrawing off Effexor.
Good luck all xo
Please be very careful weaning off effexor. I was on it for years for depression (prior to bc diagnosis). I was on the highest dose and it wasnt really working anymore so i asked my dr to change to a new medication. I cut back soooo slowly and the withdrawal symptoms were horrendous. I took me about 3 months to finally get off it with side effects of vivid dreams, heart pulpitations, tremors, headache, nausea, the list went on and on. I told my dr i would never go on it again. There is currently a class action going on in America regarding not enough warnings on their withdrawal symptoms.
My Oncologist has told me I need to go on Tamoxifen however the only antidepressant you can use with it is effexor. I immediately said no way, i am never using that again so now i will need to have "Zoladex" monthly injections instead, which I'm a little bit worried about.
I don't want to scare anyone with my post I just want people to be informed about the side effects of withdrawing off Effexor.
Good luck all xo