11th Effexor Update - Feeling Okay - Mar 11
Catina’s taper progress
View full journey →Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg
“Your brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”
Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.
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Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg
“Your brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”
Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.
"uughhh...Effexor! I feel for you and what you must be going through with tapering off that!" — @JulesThanks so much. I was severely harmed by this poison when I missed a dose and then when I tapered it too fast. Nearly cost me my life. Anywho....yeah, this drug is the worst! I'm holding right now, but when I taper again I'm reducing bead by bead. Thanks for your support! ❤️
Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg
“Your brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”
Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.
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"I ended up in the hospital from withdrawing too fast. But funny thing, the docs denied what I was going through was withdrawal. Go figure." — @JulesI did too - the psych ward - due to almost "unaliving" myself due to the torture I went through. I've ended up in the psych ward twice in my life, and both times were due to the effects of antidepressant withdrawal. Doctors denying it exists is a worldwide health crisis!
Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg
“Your brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”
Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.
"BEAD. BY. BEAD." — @Based PsychiatristYes! I liken it to being locked in a prison and slowly chipping away at the walls in order to make my escape LOL!
Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg
“Your brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”
Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.
"When I landed in the hospital that time, they out me on the medical floor. The times I tried to ‘unalive’ (I hate using that word, is it necessary here!?) myself (8 times due to the drugs and shocks) of course they put me in the psych ward- even had the pleasure of staying in ..." — @JulesGoodness, you've been through a lot too! Yep, fun times indeed - ugh. And I don't think there's anything wrong with using the word "suicide" here at all. I'm also on BenzoBuddies and you can't say the word "suicide," so maybe that's why I used the other word - out of habit lol.
Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg
“Your brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”
Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.
"ya, been through a lot - 20 plus years of 5 diagnoses, 8 suicide (I’m using the word!) attempts/subsequent hospitalizations, 21 different psych drugs, and 39 shocks to my brain. But here I am. Thriving and psych system free!" — @JulesOkay, you are now my official Inspiration! 😍
Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg
“Your brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”
Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.
"And, I’m writing my story - coming soon." — @JulesLooking forward to it!!
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"But here I am. Thriving and psych system free!" — @JulesWay to go Jules!!! youre so impressive and inspiring
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"If my story can give even one person hope that it’s possible to get through the psychiatric system and come out the other side thriving, that’s worth sharing it." — @JulesYou've definitely given me lots of hope!
"I’m writing my story - coming soon." — @JulesI can't wait for this! 👍
Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg
“Your brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”
Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.
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