raincloud Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Okay, I'm on Venlafaxine for the third time in the past few years. I had to go off of it twice because of insurance/financial issues. I never had a problem going on or off of it and I never experienced any side effects. I got Medicare, so I can afford treatment again so I just started. I'm having terrible side effects! I have had chronic tinnitus since childhood and all of a sudden it's worse. I'm sleepy and jittery at the same time. I'm exhausted and have no appetite. My brain feels weird. I've only been on it for five days. I guess what I find strange is that I did not have these issues the first two times I took it, so I figured it would be the same. I started on 75mg and after three days I bumped up to 150mg. I didn't really notice anything until I bumped up the dose. Has anyone experienced this? Does it really go away in two weeks? I'm very frustrated because it's the only antidepressant that helped me before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trd77 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Okay, I'm on Venlafaxine for the third time in the past few years. I had to go off of it twice because of insurance/financial issues. I never had a problem going on or off of it and I never experienced any side effects. I got Medicare, so I can afford treatment again so I just started. I'm having terrible side effects! I have had chronic tinnitus since childhood and all of a sudden it's worse. I'm sleepy and jittery at the same time. I'm exhausted and have no appetite. My brain feels weird. I've only been on it for five days. I guess what I find strange is that I did not have these issues the first two times I took it, so I figured it would be the same. I started on 75mg and after three days I bumped up to 150mg. I didn't really notice anything until I bumped up the dose. Has anyone experienced this? Does it really go away in two weeks? I'm very frustrated because it's the only antidepressant that helped me before. You should definitely give it more time, five days is way too early, let your brain adjust to it. And there is plenty of head-room in the dosing. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raincloud Posted April 26, 2012 Author Share Posted April 26, 2012 I think I should call my doctor. I came close to fainting today while I was exercising. I wasn't exercising all that hard or long, but things started getting blurry and my heart was racing. I really thought I was going to pass out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Maybe you should consider holding at 75mg for 10 days - 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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