schristensen28 Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 I was diagnosed with Orthostaic Intolerance/POTS in 2012. After trying Florinef I was put on Venlafaxine for migraines. Turned out that Venlafaxine was a miracle drug for me. I came off of the Florinef and only used Venlafaxine until this past July. I had to discontinue due to a gap in insurance. I got insurance back pretty quickly, but my prescription had run out in the meantime. My doctor is making me do a tilt table prior to prescribing the meds again. I came off of Venlafaxine pretty carefully so these are not withdraw symptoms. My last dose was 37.5mg on July 14th. My tilt table is finally this Wednesday, but I am getting really bad, barely eating, stomach pains, lightheaded/dizzy, tired, and lots more. My question is this: has anyone stopped Venlafaxine and then gone back on? How long before it was effective? I have 8 kids to take care of so I am so scared right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbie Rose Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Hi, Sara how did the tests go?If I am not mistake that med is commonly used for depression and pain, but there is research that finds it helpful with the lower chemicals in our bodies-serotonin, nor-epinephrine and the like . These SSRI's take up to 6 weeks to fully get back into your system from my experience-I am on paxil, welbutrin (and trazadone) and at one time Cymbalta so it can take a while for full effects but for most people (and me) I noticed some benefits the first week. It was good you came off slowly-best ways to do it, hope your doctors came up with a game plan for you.Hope this was helpfulDebbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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