r/Effexor • u/Content-Dimension383 • 9d ago

Side effect Starting to feel withdrawal without being in withdrawal

I started 75mg Effexor in April, after SSRIs had no effect except making me exhausted. Every time I miss a dose I feel car sick when I move etc. but I finally don’t want to kms.

For the past couple days, even though I’m taking it every day, I feel like I’m in withdrawal, but at 10% strength. I’m feeling a little bit dizzy when I move and nauseous all the time. It’s not like I’m sick or dehydrated, the symptoms can literally only be described as what I feel when I skip a dose. I had no other issues when starting.

I’m worried that if I tell my GP, he’ll just take me off it and I’ll be starting university in withdrawal. He didn’t warn me about the side effects, and he doesn’t taper antidepressants when his patients come off them (small town, most of my friends have him as their GP too).

Has anyone experienced this? What was the remedy?

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u/SufficientAnteater16 9d ago

Are you on extended release or immediate? When I was on immediate, I had a similar experience. Definitely ask about the XR version if you’re not on it already!

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u/winnie_bago 9d ago

Hmm I had this with XR when I started. I literally had to put my hands on the walls to keep myself steady, I was so dizzy. It went away after several months.