fishcake
29-08-17, 11:49
Hi all, first post here.
I started venlafaxine on saturday, so I'm day 4 into side-effect hell. I do have a question though. I was told to take one 37.5mg immediate release tablet once a day - I take it in the morning. However I know that the drug has a very short half-life (hence taking immediate release tablets twice a day!). I also know that some people feel discontinuation effects if they miss just one dose.
I feel ok-ish during the day now; a bit spaced out and I just feel very weird in a way I can't describe, but by bedtime I'm a jittery, anxious mess. It's having a huge effect on my sleep. It's almost like as soon as I start drifting off there's buzzing under my skin that jolts me awake, and I feel a bit anxious/sick when it happens, I'm finding it difficult to describe! I've had to take diazepam the last couple of nights and I'd rather not do that for too long :(
My question is - am I experiencing discontinuation from the med by the time nighttime comes round? Is that possible?
Also any tips for disturbed sleep? I'm really hoping this settles soon as I really really love sleeping and at the moment the meds are taking that away from me :(
Thank you all!
I started venlafaxine on saturday, so I'm day 4 into side-effect hell. I do have a question though. I was told to take one 37.5mg immediate release tablet once a day - I take it in the morning. However I know that the drug has a very short half-life (hence taking immediate release tablets twice a day!). I also know that some people feel discontinuation effects if they miss just one dose.
I feel ok-ish during the day now; a bit spaced out and I just feel very weird in a way I can't describe, but by bedtime I'm a jittery, anxious mess. It's having a huge effect on my sleep. It's almost like as soon as I start drifting off there's buzzing under my skin that jolts me awake, and I feel a bit anxious/sick when it happens, I'm finding it difficult to describe! I've had to take diazepam the last couple of nights and I'd rather not do that for too long :(
My question is - am I experiencing discontinuation from the med by the time nighttime comes round? Is that possible?
Also any tips for disturbed sleep? I'm really hoping this settles soon as I really really love sleeping and at the moment the meds are taking that away from me :(
Thank you all!