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SteveStaff

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Germany, near Frankfurt

13th Effexor Update - Feeling Okay

March 13, 2026··
Yesterday and today was okey. Sleep was at about 5,5h and is rising again, hope to get 6,5 or 7h tonight. Had energy in between. For a short time even the feeling to be able to think well. But it‘s vanishing pretty quickly when i‘m tired. Had rehearsal yesterday and a jazzjamgig today, man those jazzers are so good, it feels like they have a world of harmonics and the exact song structures in their heads. Need to practice daily. I think i‘m getting slowly stronger with my workouts. Have tantrums in between but they seem to stabilize more quickly. Excited but also under pressure for our own organized gig in town tomorrow. Better getting some sleep soon, good night y‘all!

Steve’s taper progress

Dose (mg)
Mood (/10)

off Stimulants (2000-2013)
off Fluoxetine (2010-2013)
off Lamotrigine (2013-2016)
off Quetiapain (2016-2020)

currently Effexor — 33mg — 13 years (from 300mg) — actively tapering | with clinician

8 Replies

Jules
JulesStaff6mo ago
Community Anchor
Sounds like things are slowly moving in the right direction. Sleep creeping up, energy showing up, and you still got out there and played. Yay, that’s amazing! Keep on keepin’ on, one bead at a time ⚪️
Catina
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Catina6mo ago
Community AnchorEffexor
Glad to hear your positive update @STVE! What type of instrument do you play? I used to sing professionally with different bands and I'm also a musician who writes and records my own music (although I haven't done a song in a very long time!). I'm glad you have something positive like music to focus your attention on. It really helps! 🙂

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.

Steve
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SteveStaff6mo ago
Community AnchorEffexor · active
Thank you both so much! I‘m playing the (tenor)saxophone, oh and the gig was great. I love to hear you are a musician! And yes it does help to get out of the head, at least when you get into flow :) Hope you still have some occasions where you can sing and have that experience.

off Stimulants (2000-2013)
off Fluoxetine (2010-2013)
off Lamotrigine (2013-2016)
off Quetiapain (2016-2020)

currently Effexor — 33mg — 13 years (from 300mg) — actively tapering | with clinician

Steve
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SteveStaff6mo ago
Community AnchorEffexor · active
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off Stimulants (2000-2013)
off Fluoxetine (2010-2013)
off Lamotrigine (2013-2016)
off Quetiapain (2016-2020)

currently Effexor — 33mg — 13 years (from 300mg) — actively tapering | with clinician

Catina
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Catina6mo ago
Community AnchorEffexor
"I‘m playing the (tenor)saxophone, oh and the gig was great." — @STVE
Nice! 🎷 🎵

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.

Catina
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Catina6mo ago
Community AnchorEffexor
@STVE, I sent you a private message.....did you get it?

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.

Steve
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SteveStaff6mo ago
Community AnchorEffexor · active
oh no, it doesn‘t show up :/

off Stimulants (2000-2013)
off Fluoxetine (2010-2013)
off Lamotrigine (2013-2016)
off Quetiapain (2016-2020)

currently Effexor — 33mg — 13 years (from 300mg) — actively tapering | with clinician

Catina
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Catina6mo ago
Community AnchorEffexor
"oh no, it doesn‘t show up :/" — @STVE
Okay, thanks for letting me know. BP will have to figure out what's going on when he gets a chance.

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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