I hope this is an ok place to post this. It seems most appropriate.

A week ago I went from 150mg to 225mg modified release venlafaxine. Since then my sleeping has gone to pot! I was expecting it to, but I suddenly seem to have a fear of being alone in the house. My partner works nights and when he’s off I feel less anxious, but when he’s working it’s awful. I have to have the telly on and have taken to nodding off on the sofa downstairs as that’s where my chinchillas are and hearing them seems to help. I don’t know if it’s because I don’t want to be alone with my thoughts or I’m genuinely anxious about being on my own. This has never happened to me before. I have lived alone since I was 16 and this is the first time I have felt like this.

Has anyone else experienced this? How did you deal with it? Any advice. Is it just the increase in anxiety that comes with a dose increase and will sort itself out??