Hi, I've been taking 300mg of venlafaxine a day for approx 18 months. Before that I was on 150mg for a few months but I just stopped taking them all of a sudden.
I get a lot of weird more vivid dreams at night and sometimes sweat a lot at night, so much so that my T shirt is wet and sometimes my bedding. Is this a normal side affect?
I don't even know if it is really working I know it calms my depression thoughts but I think itmakes me feel more "lazy" to a point where I don't feel like doing anything, are all these normal.
I did talk to my physciatriist about increasing my does to 450mg but she told me to wait another few months before increasing.
night sweats are very common with these, i've had it so had to change sheets some nights! Unfortunately, this comes as a side effect of the drug
Yes that is very normal. I woke up from a very vivid dream two nights ago I had to call my therapist I thought I was still in the dream that's how real it felt. I sweat on the daily so bad from this medicine I get really dizzy easily so I always have to be in an air conditioning room
Hi,
I can say I had all of these side effects also - the night sweats were a real pain. I felt also that the tablets sedated me at all times and I too felt lazy. I have been totally off them now for just over 2 weeks and had a bit of a rough time with withdrawal effects but found this post really helpful so thought I would share
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Good luck with whatever you decide to do in future x
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