Re: Venlafaxine modified release
Originally Posted by
Limeslime
My health anxiety plods along on a 6/10 most days. It’s not getting worse but it’s not getting better either. but today I had a meltdown in front of the GP and she has recommended 75mg Venlafaxine.
But what I’ve read about it is terrifying!!!
You would probably have been just as terrified by what is written about sertraline and citalopram. Serious issues are rare with antidepressants generally, and SSRIs and SNRIs specifically. Side-effects lists should be taken with a very large dollop of salts as they include everything reported during drug trials irrespective of whether the med could have caused them. For example, several list viral diseases such as herpes as side-effects. Unless there is something very wrong with our understanding of these diseases that is impossible.
I’m sitting here trying to get the guts to take my first tablet, but also wondering if it’s worth it!
Would going back onto either sertraline or citalopram be easier? If so, ask your GP to prescribe one of them instead.
I’ve not had my blood pressure checked prior to starting either?!
Do you have heart disease?
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