Hoosier_Student Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 I talked to my pdoc today and he decided to switch me from Venlafaxine to Chlomipramine. I had previously taken Chlomipramine several years ago and found it very effective until I foolishly decided to go off meds altogether. On the other hand, I haven't found that Venlafaxine does much for me. We are doing a four week titration to switch from one to the other. I'm still a little concerned about going down on Venlafaxine because of the horrible withdrawal symptoms. Am I worrying too much about the switch? Has anyone here titrated off Venlafaxine? Did you experience withdrawal symptoms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 How long have you been on the venlafaxine? I took it for about 3 months, and I didn't have much trouble coming off. I found coming off Paxil to be much worse, but that could be just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier_Student Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 I've been on Venlafaxine for about a year. I hope that this doesn't mean that I'll have a worse time coming off of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurochs Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Going down off it slowly, as you seem to be planning, will help keep the withdrawal symptoms to a minimum. It also helps if you're starting something else, usually another SSRI or SNRI, but who knows, maybe the chlomipramine will help take the edge off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeremonyNewOrder Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 I got brain zaps the first time I was on Effexor. I forget if I suddenly quit it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessamine Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 I took it for a few months. My doctor stepped me from a middle sized dose straight down to nothing so I had a heck of a time coming off it (that being said, I had a heck of a time while I was on it too). It's probably not going to be fun, but if you reduce the dose really slowly it should be bearable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjimjam Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I was weaned off over a few days from 300mg to 0. I didn't have any withdrawal sx. I had been taking it for a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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