i have been on Venlafaxine 150 mgs since Nov last year, it was increased to 175 mgs by psychiatrist in February but then reduced back to 150 mgs in April due to muscle ache I was also discharged from psychiatrist at same time.
Although the ache still continued slightly it was easily manageable, however the pat 2 weeks just one hip has started to really trouble me causing difficulty turning in bed, the ache can run down the whole leg causing me a lot of intermittent pain /ache so much so I limp quite a bit when walking. My fingers on both hands ache as do my shoulders.the ache is more on movement. I am wondering whether to try coming off the AD as just at the moment I feel mentally fine, but have a few physical problems going on at the moment. I am a bit reluctant to see GP as over the past 2 months I have been constantly at the surgery I am thinking he will get fed up with me.(I know how Drs work and what they can say about frequent attenders)
has anyone else experienced anything like this whilst on Venlafaxine?
Hi, I am on Venlafaxine too, and I have pain in my shoulder and hip, but I have never tied it up to the medication. What makes you think that it is the ADs causing the pain? I will be interested to hear any views too.
Pat
Hi Patricia thanks for your reply,
I was on Fluoxetine for a long time, however I was changed to Mirtazapine last sept I started with muscle ache after about three weeks I also had other side effects so my GP changed to Venlafaxine. I cannot really remember whether the ache actually stopped, I did notice it when the psychiatrist increased the dose from 150 - 175 so he put it back to 150. I know my fingers and shoulders have troubled me for a long time but I do tend to put up with things and brush them aside. However it has only been 2 weeks since my hip has been constantly bad that I have tried to put a reason behind it, and can only come up with the Venlafaxine.
I have had a shed full of blood test about 5 weeks ago because I was found to be anaemic at the blood donors. My GP told me everything was normal except for my HB, ( he does explain a lot of medical terminology with me because I do understand having been a nurse for over 30 years and knows I like to be told every little thing happening.) I cannot come up with another reason for the constant ache..