Problemas de libido con Venlafaxina

Tratamiento y medicación
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Hi, can I ask has anyone here ever experienced loss of libido problems with Venlafaxine? My libido has never been great but now it's totally gone? Seams odd, Is it normal? 

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yes, I would describe myself as you described you.  Never a great drive, but pretty non existent on it.

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Thanks so much for yr reply. Well at least it's a normal side effect, and I guess it's not the end of the world

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Yes and it affects my urine too

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what does it do to your urine?    on what mg?

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It seems to make it very dark and frequently urinated too I was on 150mg now on 75mg 

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YES I definitely noticed that also

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How about now ? 

Has it got better ?

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I’m now as of today down to 37.5mg 

I feel absolute rubbish dizzy nausea shaky and was a few hours late taking any pills and had the most horrible brain zaps 

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Are you trying to come off, Carl?  What did you drop down from?  There is a research paper looking at serotonin receptor occupancy (blocking) rates for several SSRIs and venlafaxine (an SNRI), and at 37.5 mg receptors are still blocked by 80%!  So, though this is the "minimum dose," there is a huge way to go between 80 and 0%  You do not want to jump off from 37.5 mg!  

If you have the kind with extended release beads inside, remove a small percentage of beads every few weeks.  Only cut if you are STABLE, not while having withdrawal symptoms!

Good luck!

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I’m down from 150mg 

What will happen if I just stop taking in a week or so ?

I’m sick of the side effects I’m having being on this horrible drug 

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I have only been taking it for around 2 and a half months, no not yet sadly I still have the low libido, dark urine and very strange dreams But I hope all 3 will go soon. How about you, have your side effects got any better yet? xx

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Sorry I only just saw this message now. Oh no I'm so sorry to hear that!! So are you trying to stop altogether? What are the brain zaps like? 

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They are weird they are not sore just constant little zaps that make you feel weird really uncomfortable 

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I'm so sorry to hear that have you talked to your doctor about it, is it normal? xx

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Ive been on 150mg for years and have zero libido my husband does not understand or even try to understand. im still deeply depressed and lately have had very severe jaw clenching which really hurts

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i get eye zaps too if take meds late

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Same here…

Nothing exceptional before, but libido is pretty much non-existent now…

Also have ED since I started Venlafaxine 2yrs ago… Not much that can be done other than getting a script for cialis or similar meds…