Hi all iv come off mirt & starting venlafaxine tomorrow . There was a massive problem with gaining weight with this.. but more so because of cravings..is it like this at all with venlafaxine? Thankyou.
I think it's completely different for everyone. I am on Mirtazipine and have no cravings at all. I had to come off Venlafaxine due to massive alcohol cravings.
Wow really mad isn't it
Yes I actually thought I was going mad until I Googled "Venlafaxine alcohol craving" and found I was certainly not alone.
Oh my word iv got a 3yr old I can do without that.. would you say that was the only problem with it ..I'm. So scared of side effects
As an antidepressant it did the job when I got up to the 300mg dose. It was one of the stronger ones I've had in that I couldn't get emotional at all on it.
It is quite difficult to come off as you'll read on these forums so if/when it comes to that make sure you taper off very slowly.
Thankyou so much for your input. Its made me feel more at ease now. I was told that about mirt (tapering) yet my phyciatrist told me to just come straight off it.. I went to see my doc a few days later he couldn't believe I'd come straight off it but said il be over the worst of WD now
It's amazing how many doctors tell people to stop Venlafaxine abruptly. It even says in the pack not to!
I was a little ill for the first two days of Venlafaxine but fine after that.
Good luck with it.
Hi I'm on 300mg and crave sweet things and sugar something I never liked before but I use my fitness pal app it has done well for depression
Hi dawn thankyou for replying I never ate sweet before either I so hope it doesn't happen again I lost the plot so bad on mirt because of it .
Hi I had no issues with weight gain. I stopped taking Ven about a month ago and Other than being short-tempered no issues. I was on Ven for 12 months.
Thankyou David I'm to start it today .. feel like I need a break after mirt my head feels like it's on fire inside all the time.. mirt made feel like a ticking bomb twards the end .
Hi Sharon,
How are you doing?
Hi staz
I havnt started yet ..was ment to be yday.. not in a good place at the moment at all.. still getting WD from the mirt too.. sleep is impossible 😢
Sorry to hear that Sharon. My Pdoc has perscribed ven to be taken with the mirt as it's more effective than either med by themselves.
Hang in there
much love x
I just wanted off the mirt my head went with all constant battling in my head over cravings ..I really do lose it .. I just wanted to go on citrolpram as it gos well with lithium bt pdoc wouldn't have it .. who knows it may work .. thanks staz & you x
Hi Sharon, I have been on venlafaxine for several months and am not entirely happy with it but I have actually lost about half a stone. Insomnia is my main problem. Is "mirt" the same drug as Zispin? I was on this for a short time several years ago and I felt as if I had gained weight almost immediately! Legs and arms felt heavy too. My Doc at the time (now retired) said that another patient had exactly the same experience. Good Luck
Hi fiore thanks for replying. . Ahhhh well at least that's 1 good thing then.. mirt burnt my head out completely. .worse drug iv been on.
Iv been in mirt before bt can't remember why I came off now I'm thinking maybe because of the insomnia. .I still suffer now so that means another drug for sleep ..thanku good luck to u too it a never ending battle 😢
Been on venlafaxine before... when do u take your pill?
*venlafaxine before* when do you take your ven?