Effexor and tiredness
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I am currently taking 75mg of Effexor XR at bedtime. It makes me SO tired during the day I can hardly be productive in anyway. I have read that Effexor ONLY acts as an SNRI at 150mg's and above. Anything below- Effexor is just an SSRI.
I got had to get off of Zoloft because of how tired it made me.
Is it possible that by talking with my doctor to increase my does to 150 mg; would the tiredness decrease?
The hardest thing is the fatigue no matter how much i sleep im always tired made lot of tests and nothing unusual im on effexor 225mg too for anxiety/past depression but the tiredness has always been there and i am feeling a bit hopeless so if anyone has experienced something similar and did something that helped them i would appreciate a lot.
Effexor stays in your body a long time it is fat soluable sounds like you are having withdrawals our bodys become physically dependant on it. Withdrawal can cause nausea excessive tiredness and mimic depression and anxiety. Hopefully because
prozac is in the same group your body should adjust to this change shortly. People go on prozac to get off effexor as it is not as hard to get off.
What is Chantix ?
Sounds like you had too many changes at once, best to take one thing at a time.
Then I went from 75 mg of the Effexor to nothing, and within two days I felt like I was going to die. I felt nauseous, drunk and hung over at the same time, shaky, dizzy, etc. Sometimes my heart feels like it's pounding so hard that it's going to explode. I've done everything everyone says to do--Benadryl, vitamin B complex, antacids, ginger tea, omega-3 fish oil pills, no alcohol--and it's gotten a lot, lot better.
I am taking effexor and buspar..things were great and then now for sometime after I take it I just get really moody and I am so negative and well basically like I am on my period. ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCE THAT AS WELL? ANY FEED BACK IS WELCOME!
I have been on the Buspar for almost a year and the effexor about the same time.
I knew about the other withdrawal symptoms of effexor XR (irritability, rage, tiredness, ect.) but one thing I have noticed in the last couple days is that I feel really weak. It is all I can do to lift my kids (20 and 35 pounds respectively). I can't tell if I am getting sick or if this is something related to withdrawal. Can you tell me if this is a known symptom?
Oh gloria, I am so sorry that you are feeling so low. I have been on Effexor, and now on the generic form, but I am lucky and do not get side effects, but like you, do find sleeping difficult.
I have taken an overdose in the past, but I am glad I am still here. I am 71 years of age, and depression has been with me for 20 years. I struggle on.
Keep posting here, because we listen, and care about you.
I know that these are both common side effects for all, but ive been through Lexapro, Paxil and Zoloft, and Effexor is the only that has had some type of effect in terms of alleviating the dear depression and anxiety.
But, I am terrified of the process of switching, I'm terrified that I'll be suicidal all through it. I'm sure if i do it I'll wind up dead. I went down 37.5 once, to try to see if it could help with me sleeping so much, and was a wreck.
at this moment I stopped the effexor and the doctor gave me cortisone because I have exams and it takes about 6 weeks for the effexor to kick in.. and it would have been too long.. the cortisone helps a little bit more on short term.. but in two weeks I'm gonna start effexor again..
I can't wait now that I have seen your post.. I have the same issues.. neurocardiogenic syncope.. pacing heart... high blood pressure.. low blood pressure.. damnn.. It's like going through hell..
My doctor switched me to Effexor (150 mg) and it really helped with the sadness and suicidal thoughts. But not with excess of sleep, tiredness and total lack of concentration (while reading or having a conversation with someone, my mind just wonders everywhere but where it is supposed to be). My doctor gave me Ritalin (40 mg a day) and it helped a lot with this problem.
ive been on effexor now for two days now, and for some strange reason now i feel lioke **** dayin and dayout i know the only time i felt a bit better was only one half hour i took my second dose , ifeel jittery anxious i ve had diarea all morning after the second dose.I dont want to take my third dose after dinner tonight because i feel worse than before i started taking effoxor.Its a beautiful day outside for once and im stuck on the couch only to be five steps from the washroom .
There are a great many postings about withdrawing from Effexor. There is one that asks, as you have, "How Long Does It Take" and there are 930 answers, and you will see that it varies from person to person.
We cannot tell you how long it will take you to get over these withdrawal symptoms.
Having come off Effexor cold turkey once, I was poorly for 2 weeks, and had to go back on Effexor after a year, as depression returned.
My husband das been diagnosed with depression and anxiety had been taking Effexor XR 75mgs or about 1 year however the side effects ie weight gain tiredness and loss of libido was troubling him. The switched to cymbaltor, due to high costs (even with insurance) of this medication is wanting to switch to somethig that is less expensive and that has a generic available. What about Wellbutrin or do you have any other suggeations?
I have been on effexor rx 75 for ten or so years. In '97, when I moved home to care for aged parents, I was on Paxil, but my parents thought it made me too talkative and I got off it. Cold Turkey (the doctor didn't know about slowly changing dosage) - talk about emotional WRECK . . . I was angry/nervous/crying/and felt on edge and zappy.
I used doxepin (sinequin) many years ago for a sleep disorder, Effexor later for a round with depression. Both made me sleepy. For those of us who don't really need the drug as an ANTIdepressant it will make you tired. Extremely. That's how I knew to come off of the Effexor. I got what I like to call "drug hangover". Tiredness even after a full night's sleep. Foggy brain, not quite right feeling. Believe it or not what helps me with my insomnia now is acupuncture.
so i tryed to manage the pain for as long as i could and also left my job due to depression and anxiety because of pain and spasm and couldnt hold my neck properly and felf very conscouse of this. ive had mri scans done and i have minor protrusion in 5 discs in neck and also one facet joint is wearing down and the curve on my neck has changed also. so i was told by consultant there was nothing i could do with my neck.
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Is there anyone else out there that struggles to fall asleep i feel like when i close my eyes i'm falling from underneath me and it scares me so much i come bk around and this is happneing every night since tuesday when i went back on effexor for anxiety and depression, i remember last time it too a good few weeks but any help would be great to get over this first stage untill the effexor kick in, sleeping tablets and sedatives don't help at all as i tryed one on tuesday and made me
I did a lot of studying and asking questions, and it turns out that seroquel and effexor has a side affect of craving carbs, and also has a tendency to slow down your activity, mentally and physically. The mental part is good, it evened me out, but the physical tiredness, and then the weight gain made me decide to drop the seroquel.
whodunnit is right
ALL antidepressants should be weaned off when quitting but effexor especially. I am in the process of weaning off effexor right now and I have no withdrawal symptoms.
I suggest you see your doctor (if he is not supportive find another one) and tell him/her you want off effexor and they will help you to quit gradually.
would not take lexapro and effexor together. for effexor withdrawal i take omega3 fish oil caps twice a day//benadryl as needed for dizzyness\\ b12 sublingualtwice a day\\st. johns wort twice a day// vitamin d3 twice a day ---ibuprofen(motrin) as needed for muscle pain. as far as i am concerned, i will never take a prescription rx. for anxiety and depression again. i also have ptsd. i am sticking to st. johns wort and omega 3 fish oil caps. both will treat depression.
I switched from effexor to wellbutrin. I had to be on both medications at the same time for a long time because of the effexor withdrawal... it was so hard to come off the effexor, I was at the lowest dose for a very long time, 25mg, because I couldn't get off of it the withdrawal symptoms were too bad for me.
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