Quitting venflafaxine (effexor)
So for the past few weeks I’ve been prescribed venlafaxine (effexor) for my major depression. I guess what makes this different than my previous medication is that it helps lower my anxiety as well. At first it sucked, having the usual symptoms of first starting a new drug e.g. dizziness, insomnia, sweating, twitching, etc., but it eventually worked. I ended up feeling a whole lot better which made my life better. The thought of me hating the fact that I have to rely on a drug still lingered and it still does. Also, I hate that I can’t really enjoy sex due to having a super low libido because of the drug. So, being as stupid as I can be, I’m just going to stop taking it.
I’ve read how bad of an idea it is to do that, to just stop taking venlafaxine because the withdrawal symptoms are just as bad as the symptoms when first taking it, if not worse. Few of the reasons for me doing is is I don’t want to rely on having to take a pill everyday just to function as a non depressed individual. There are also some issues regarding my insurance and soon enough it’ll be costing me an arm and a leg just to acquire the drug. And lastly, I just want to enjoy sex.
So, here’s to seeing how horrible of a decision I’m about to make my not taking my medication anymore.