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Venlafaxine 37.5mg anyone ??

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Took my first ever dose of venlafaxine at 10.30am this morning. Dose is 37.5mg and I swear I can't take another I just can't. I've had dry heaves, 1 hour of watery stools. Highetned anxiety and racing Heart, dry mouth, headache. Pupils being large. Ended up taking 5mg of diazepam at 1.30pm and that helped ease the side effects but now the diazepam is wearing off I'm feel8ng all the effects again. I refuse to take any more of these

They've made me feel so much worse. How soon with these side effects stop if I don't take another tablet ? Please anyway any idea when these effects will stop.

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I'm on day 20 of 37.5mg and I only have sleepiness and huge pupils. So I guess it just depends on the person. I drink it in the morning with milk. I have read that the side effects you are having are common and should go away in a week or so. If it doesn't then you need to tell your doctor. Are you taking this for anxiety?

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samjam1992 in reply to HopingCat

I've to see my doctor tomorrow morning now instead of next week. It's for anxiety and mild depressi9n. But this 1 dose has made my anxiety 100x worse and the side effects are making it worse. Diazepam only helped for about 3 hours.

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HopingCat in reply to samjam1992

When I first took the pill it did send my anxiety and depersonalization/ derealization through the roof. I had to take Xanax to calm it down. So all that it's pretty normal when you start on these meds but if they don't get better you have to tell your doctor. So good that you are going tomorrow. Did you take it with food?

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Celtic27

Hi there can i just say that you give the venelafaxine another youve given up to quick ive been on venlafaxine 225mg daily and i get few if any problems with it ! Please try again if it still affects you as bad again please ask your doctors advice dont stop it without seeing your doctor you really are on a low dose so im surprised this has happened take care and the best of luck david

Hi. I take 150mgs twice daily & can't say I had any side effects. As you are aware medications act different to each person. Was she prescribed them by her own doctor or was she prescribed them by a consultant? I would try & contact her doctor as soon as possible. There are many more anti depressants out there for your daughter to try. I tried, fluoxetine 60mgs, duloxetine 120mgs but they did not do anything for me. Regards. Sam

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samjam1992

Seen the doctor this morning and gave been changed onto escitlapram (not sure on spelling)

Still feeling really crappy and feel like I'm going g to collapse at any moment but I think that's more cos I've not ate in nearly 4 days. Managed a banana about an hour ago so hoping that helps.

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HopingCat in reply to samjam1992

He changed the effexor? Did he say why?

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Im surprised your doctor changed your tablet especially after just one dose the side effects take at least 1 to 2 weeks to subside i think whats happened is you had a bad panic attack but im still surprised your doctor changed it maybe there is something else going on you just take care please believe im not being critical of you rather your doctor not fully informing you of the reason for changing them i wish you all the luck take care!

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samjam1992 in reply to Celtic27

It wasn't my own doctor who I seen as he didn't have any available appointments. It was a locum doctor filling in for one of the usual doctors. I think he changed them cos of how sensitive I've been on all other tablets I've been tried on and because the side effects were as severe and my anxiety was so intense with just the first dose he wanted to put me on something else from a small starting dose to put me up slower and try and have my body adjust slower. I haven't taken the new ones yet, I have an appointment with my own gp tomorrow afternoon so waiting to see what he thinks, but if I'm.beinf honest I'm handling my anxiety a bit better since not taking anything not even the odd diazepam so I'm hoping the talk therapy might just be enough once it gets started, and if not I know there's still some other medications that I can try.

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