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Tue Jan 23, 2018, 04:29 PM

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Venlafaxine is a widely used antidepressant. The World Health Organization asserts that SSRI and SSRNI antidepressants cause dependence and that discontinuation symptoms can be troublesome and persist notwithstanding taper therapy.[17] The specific symptoms that can result from venlafaxine reduction or discontinuation as reviewed here seriously impair driving ability and should be prevented by strict dosage discipline and adequate warnings.

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Venlafaxine withdrawal (this is me very well stated) [View all] steve2470 Jan 2018 OP

Effexor has always been a great medication for mood disorders. Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #1

sorry, not true steve2470 Jan 2018 #3

How long was the taper? It cannot be done quickly. Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #4

he's a psychiatrist, M.D. , board-certified in Florida steve2470 Jan 2018 #7

I am sorry for upsetting you, was only trying to help. Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #9

i can confirm the brain zaps one unblock Jan 2018 #2

Really tough withdrawals get the red out Jan 2018 #5

I quit it cold turkey once, against EVERYONE'S ADVICE. hunter Jan 2018 #6

........ steve2470 Jan 2018 #8

I hope your new meds are excellent and worth this temporary discomfort. hunter Jan 2018 #13

thank you hunter, you're a good guy nt steve2470 Jan 2018 #14

Venlafaxine and Serious Withdrawal Symptoms: Warning to Drivers steve2470 Jan 2018 #10

same source, continued steve2470 Jan 2018 #11

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