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42nd Effexor Update - Feeling Poor
April 20, 2026··
Don‘t want to vent too much. Only few hours sleep. Got a sudden uplifting Energy push at midday and genuinly thought and hoped it would be the switch. But lasted only a few hours and i feel anxious and depressed again. I feel brain damaged, like something has fundamentally changed leading me into these moods again and again. Damn living like this is tough. I really really hope you have a better day.
At least i‘m not using Kratom. Worked in the garden, trying to excercise and play instrument now again. But i can‘t imagine how to do a job this way, while i really want to. Hope tomorrow is better again, but i‘m asking myself often how to create success and family with this condition. Wish i never took these pills, guess most of us do here.
Have a good one people, trying to get something done now.
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
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