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MimiRamone

Updated 1y ago

Withdrawal Symptoms from Venlafaxine

Do you also experience brain zaps and other withdrawal symptoms if you miss a dose or are late with a dose? How long past your usual time of taking it do your zaps or other symptoms start? I can tell 4 hours later if I have forgotten to take my venlafaxine at lunch that day.

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sloth4lyfe

2y

I take XR at 225 mg daily and I take my meds every day at 8pm. If I miss a dose, I start to realize something is up the next day anywhere from 10am-12pm (usually). I don’t think I get the brain zaps that everyone talks about but I definitely feel like I’m going to faint—and I’ve never fainted in my life.
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Big_Country

2y

I have been on it for about 10 yrs and I have not had the zap’s but if I miss a dose I can tell 1 to 2 hours cause I will get really irritable take 150 mg twice a day maybe your dose is to high or to low talk with your pcp about it
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tinycrafter

2y

Brain zaps is the best description of that and I've never heard it called that before! Yes! I just stopped taking this med 2 weeks ago, I had been on it 3 years, and that was rough. The zaps started the afternoon of the first day I stopped them and continued through yesterday.
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Taralouise52

2y

Yes extreme brain zaps. I can tell at about 12 hours late. One time I was out of meds for 72 hours and ended up at the hospital with non stop tears and brain zaps
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JamesJC

2y

Yes!!! I’m actually scared to get off of it because of this reason
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Sliannet

2y

if the doctor ever decides something isn’t right or you don’t need this medication. He/she will wean you off and put you on a new med.

The content in this post is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

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