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Community AnchorEffexor

Sorry to hear you're having some dizziness. Maybe something in here will help? https://taper.community/thread/d5a2307c-8a7f-48d9-aea7-5751f2aa3efe Hope it resolves soon!

Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 16.64 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Synthroid - 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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WolfMay 13

Community AnchorProzac · researching

It's not necessarily quite dizziness, it is something in between feeling sedated and on hangover. But those are getting rare, I used to get so many hangover mornings a couple years ago! After my cold turkey.

Prozac — 40 mg — 6 months — holding | Zyprexa — 20 mg — 6 years — holding | Depakote — 600 mg — 8 months — **tapering** | Buspirone — 20 mg — 8 months — holding | with clinician
"If life is painful, start a rebellion and make it good."

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CatinaMay 13

Community AnchorEffexor

Got it...thanks for clarifying. It's hard putting how we feel into words sometimes!

Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 16.64 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Synthroid - 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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WolfMay 13

Community AnchorProzac · researching

It's not bad at all, what should worry me much more is some pain in the liver in addition to the pretty bad test results.

Prozac — 40 mg — 6 months — holding | Zyprexa — 20 mg — 6 years — holding | Depakote — 600 mg — 8 months — **tapering** | Buspirone — 20 mg — 8 months — holding | with clinician
"If life is painful, start a rebellion and make it good."

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BasedStaffMay 13

Community AnchorEffexor

Hey Wolf! Thanks for filling us in on how youre doing. I really appreciate your contributions to the community. Hoping the symptoms will subside and youre back to tapering in no time. All the best, you can do it! One bead at a time

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SteveStaffMay 13

Community AnchorEffexor · active

"But those are getting rare, I used to get so many hangover mornings a couple years ago! After my cold turkey" — @Wolf

After my depressive „outbreak“ on Prozac, i was taken off Prozac and put on 300mg Venlafaxine. Despite the high dosage, i had about 2 years of severe hangover feelings in the morning (and mostly unproductive laying around with horrible headache). Your experience sounds familiar.

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

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WolfMay 14

Community AnchorProzac · researching

"years of severe hangover feelings in the morning" — @Steve

YEP! EXACTLY! Not every day, but maybe on most days for a few months for me. The mornings were always the worst when it comes to the nervous system. My (former, fortunately) friend did some strong illegal drugs and his mornings were ruined forever alongside with his health because of that. So the mornings are typically the worst for many of us

Prozac — 40 mg — 6 months — holding | Zyprexa — 20 mg — 6 years — holding | Depakote — 600 mg — 8 months — **tapering** | Buspirone — 20 mg — 8 months — holding | with clinician
"If life is painful, start a rebellion and make it good."

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