I can't talk. I open my mouth and my lips move but there's no sound. It's been 24 hours now.
It happened before in the hospital after my overdose but only for a couple of hours.
I'm scared it won't come back.
You could have laryngitis, you need to check it out. There could be a very simple explanation.
Hi Lucy. A similar thing happened to me when I had been prescribed too much Venlafaxine. I went to speak to someone and suddenly I couldn't get any sound out. It happened twice but unlike you it didn't last.
Perhaps you should see your GP. It could be that they have prescribed too high a dose.
Hope you get sorted soon as that must be awful.
Pat xx
Please ,don't be afraid. Sometimes our fears create problems that have no medical explanation ! As hard as it is try to relax,take a deep breath and let your body heal.
Best wishes that you feel better soon!
Thank you. I'm just reducing my dose of venlafaxine from 375mg, now down to 75mg x
Hi Lucy, I am not aware of medication doing this but know laryngitis does this, you could try Tyrozets they're throat lozenges they help to deal with inflammation if you have that too. I hope you get it sorted it doesn't sound nice.
Hi Sam, thanks for the reply but I don't have laryngitis. No cold, cough, sore throat etc.
Sorry Lucy I didn't know, good luck getting it sorted!
That's a huge drop. How are you feeling besides having no voice.
Pat
I haven't done it all at once - tried that before and never again! I've dropped by 75mg each week and so far had minimal side effects. I've dropped today to 37.5mg - hoping next week to half it again.
Took a few sleeping pills last night, slept for 16 hours and when I woke up my voice was back. It sounds too loud though so wishing it would sod off again!