i feel more confident on venlafaxine

[patricias]

christmas is the worst time of the year for me, so it is a good yardstick to give me an idea of how venlafaxine is working for me. i think i am more confident, my partner thinks i am argueing more, the doctor thinks i am standing up for myself more, i agree with him.
i would like to think i am doing a lot better on these so maybe they are working better than citalopram were, i am definatly different in some ways.
the sickness went away after 2 weeks.
so all in all i am giving venlafaxine the thumbs up. lets hope it lasts.
any other thoughts on this drug?

[robinbrum]

I'm really pleased it's working for you and I certainly hope it stays that way. I took it over a period of about 4 months steadily increasing it until I reached the max dosage (forget what that was). All it did was make me really tired and slightly sick and I found it very hard withdrawing from them. I'm now hoping Pregabalin will be the one that does it for me. It's odd because I always wanted to avoid a drug that made me tired and people said Venlafaxine was stimulating rather than sedating so I was very disappointed in it. Does it make you feel more alert?

[patricias]

hi, i dont know if i am more alert on them or not, i just know that i am different to when i was on citalopram. they are keeping severe depression away from me i know that because i am able to stand all the xmas stuff going on around me without crying everytime i see anything to do with it ,even christmas trees and decorations made me cry previous years.
always interested in other experiences simular.

[chappers1980]

i feel the same, feel so much better on these than citalopram, way more like my normal self so its been a saviour to me, everyday i get better and better. I can now get out and about and enjoy doing stuff x

[Tish]

I'd never heard of this drug before but I've been reading an article about it and apparently it's extremely good for menopausal women (latest trials). I think I might go against my fear of medication and ask my doctor if I can try it. It's possible that the menopause triggered my anxiety because I had my first panic attack with a hot flush. Venlafaxine apparently helps with hot flushes and can even eliminate them.

[petram]

hi guys im on day 1 , took a hour ago and feel a bit fluttery in chest area and slight palps . can u let me know how ya doing n wat side effects u may of encountered?? xxx

[chappers1980]

I just got dry mouth and a bad headache for a few days. Nausea wasn't so bad compared to Citalopram. My anxiety has pretty much vanished and feeling much more myself now x

[Carys]

Wow, there is quite a few venlafaxine posts atm...interesting.

Good luck all !

[petram]

chapper s i woke with burning ear and hands today n had body temp fluct s today im taking mine with valum coz my anxiety is severe enough as it is although i can still feel the palps n belly anxiety, with the valum i only 2 mg or 1 mg when needed but its only day 3 insomnia s as been a bit of a issue too and i take at 7 ish am , how long u been on them hun , im only 37.5 mg as my doc know s i dont tolerate ssri , i wa son the last 1 8 weeks with out any improvemnet (sertaline ) so been off that 12/ weeks now and this is said to work dif from a ssri its a snri . did u try a ssri before this hun?? xx im glad ya back to ya old self anxiety is evil x

[chappers1980]

I was on 37.5mg for 2 weeks and been on the 75mg for 10 days or so. Before that i was on Citalopram (SSRI) for about 6-8 weeks but i'd got the maximum dose and hadnt felt much better. I was given Propranonol to get me through when i feel really anxious although haven't taken any of those for about 2 weeks although going back to work tomorrow after 2 months off so i have a feeling i shall be taking some tomorrow :-)

My GP told me that there are 3 types of chemicals that control mood, Serotonin, Norepinephrine and Dopamine. They generally try you on SSRI first (which is just controls serotonin), then they try you on an SRNI (which is serotonin and norepinephrine), then if they dont work they move you up to the next one which does all three. They just have to find the right levels for you by playing around so i'd say if things aren't improving after 6 weeks or so on something, try something else.