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50th Effexor Update - Feeling energized and withdrawly
May 15, 2026··
Slept good 8h and had 100% sleep score on my watch. Don‘t think i ever had this. Mini dose cyproheptadine again.
Today i felt more withdrawl while still managable.
But there was also something else and it felt more controllable: I feel sharp, kind of energized, aroused (want sex) and was searching ways on how to build an app for fun (sadly no API available for my use case), feel like i want to learn and go into competition. I feel my heart more and sometimes have stitches in my blood vessels (typical withdr. symptom).
I might add that i also use a lions mane extract (fruit+mycel) since before starting the withdrawl and i should be honest about it, have used it before and had no bad reactions. Sadly some individuals have paradox reactions to it (talks about developing pssd-like symptoms) so it shouldn‘t be in your supplement repertoir when you are vulnerable in withdrawl (esp of many meds) or react sensitive. I feel refreshed on it.
I feel an urge to numb/stimulate myself with drugs. I‘m taking this as a reaction to not having a meaningful workproject (for money) to compensate boredom, or a place to meet people without stress (or at least i fear being too edgy now). Sure you could argue biopsychiatric due to withdrawl, but thats too superficial.
Played saxophone and exercised.
I switch between i feel kind of good/energized and angry/incited/withdrawly. And am surprised how lame i felt after dosing that 1 bead up 2,5 weeks ago. Anyways, still want it to be over soon.
Trying to sleep early today. Have a good one 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
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