My name is tj I have been having anxiety attacks for the past 3 weeks I've been to the hospital 5 times not knowing what was going on . I realized it started when I started taking effexor . I was on it for 10 days and it was hell so i stopped it 11 days ago but it hasn't gone away . I'm terrified I cant stop worring I feel like breaking down . I always thought to much and fixated on stuff but was never like this . Just wondering if anyone could share anything or any advice . I'm scared i can't get back to normal.
hi tj! i recently developed anxiety myself about four months ago. it came out of knowhere and really scared me. i would cry every night wishing i was normal again. no matter how much i’ve researched online about it, none of the information ever helped me. my suggestion for u would be to see a therapist. to someone who has just developed anxiety, the idea can be kind of different. therapists are always associated with helping people with “problems”. therapists can also be amazing knowledgeable people that can talk u through ur anxiety with information and assurance that can help. i used to have panic attacks every day and as i saw a therapist they slowly went away and i haven’t had a panic attack in over three months! i still have loads of anxiety and symptoms i wish i didn’t have, but i’m slowly improving. through learning how to cope and control it, eventually it will become manageable to the point where it doesn’t bother u, as long as u learn how to keep it away. it won’t go away on its own, and that’s something i had to learn the hard way. i’m still suffering and i have really good days and really bad days. if u ever want someone to talk to im always open for conversation! it’s good to remind urself that ur not alone.
Thank you for your reply Savannah. My doctor is referring me to a therapist and honestly can't wait . The past three weeks have been real rough. I thought I was dieing . The more I Google the worse I get . I had so many side effects from the meds and didn't realize that's what it was so I Google and it seemed like every couple days I had different things wrong with me . Then I clued in that it was the meds making me super paranoid and causing other problems so i stopped them but it hasn't gotten any better which sucks .
According to the site I checked out, you're showing symptoms of withdrawal. Here are the withdrawal symptoms:
Venlafaxine withdrawal symptoms include:Anxiety, confusion, or agitation.
Lack of coordination or vertigo.
It also says: Do not stop taking the medication without first consulting with your doctor, as stopping venlafaxine abruptly can bring on anxiety, irritability, fatigue, headaches, vomiting, and tremors.
Nausea, diarrhea, or vomiting.
Sleep disorders or nightmares.
Headache.
Dry mouth.
Fatigue.
Brain zaps (electric-like shocks)
I am the same I’ve been on it for 4 weeks now after changing from fluoxetine then citalapram I’m thinking of going back to fluoxetine as this never really happened while I was on that ..
I feel your pain feel free to message me if you need to
Going off and on Effexor is very hard—it will take some time but know that much of what you’re feeling is your bidycjd chemistry recalibrating to a particularly “needy” drug!
Going off and on Effexor is very hard—it will take some time but know that much of what you’re feeling is your bidycjd chemistry recalibrating to a particularly “needy” drug!