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Germany, near Frankfurt

6th Effexor Update - Feeling Poor - Mar 4

March 4, 2026··
Today was like monday, anger, lonelyness, a little hopeless due to a feeling of being trapped so long in these circumstances and having missed so much progress and experiences, personally and in life. A rumination day. I aknowledge a quite dangerous situation happened a few days before and still agitates me in many ways. Ate and exercised well, did another round of digging in the garden. Need money, future-perspective and continue to educate myself in stages, possibly open university but shouldn’t exaggerate. Looking forward that the „3 bad-days“ should be over now and were a little better then before, call it progress. Kind of excited for tomorrow.

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

2 Replies

Catina
Catina6mo ago
Community AnchorEffexor
"Today was like monday, anger, lonelyness, a little hopeless due to a feeling of being trapped so long in these circumstances and having missed so much progress and experiences, personally and in life. A rumination day." — @STVE
It's perfectly understandable to struggle with these feelings. Just keep in mind that all of this is taking you to a much better place in the end. You will still have time to accomplish things in your life.
"call it progress. Kind of excited for tomorrow." — @STVE
Glad you ended on such a positive note! 🙂

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
SteveStaff6mo ago
Community AnchorEffexor · active
Thank you ❤️

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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