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Hello,
A while ago I wrote on the forum quierying why I was always out of energy and finding life hard.
Many of you wrote in with suggestions to help as I have had diabetes for 42 years, and also have hypo-thyroidism and was being constantly tested for Addisons Disease as well.
I thought I should write in and let you know that my health has really imporved and I have alot more energy and feel 'good' again. How? well, I first have to confess that I didnt mention, (because I was ashamed to), that I was taking a very low dose of Venlafaxine, just 37 mg, as this was given to me seven years ago now, to help with anxiety caused by hypos and work situations in general.
I had been asked to increase my dosage on several occasions because it was felt by med staff that I was suffering from depression, so an increase of Venlafaxine was thought to imporve my energy and life in general. Unfortunately, it did not help.
However, on visiting a new GP at my local surgery, it was suggested that I was tired either due to the fact that I had had diabetes for a long time, or, that I should try reducing the Venlafaxine drug that I was taking. I was horrified at first as I didnt think I could survive without this medication. On occasion when I had forgotten to take it I was very ill from withdrawal symptoms, so it was recommended that I reduced the dose by taking half a tablet at first. It has taken me about 2 and a half months to get down to just taking a quarter of a tablet per day, and I cannot believe just how much energy I now have. It has been very hard, and I had feelings of short blackouts and giddyness for several weeks whilst I reduced the dose at first, but I feel so much better I can scarcely believe it. To put you in the picture, before reducing the dose,I thought I was dying, I felt so ill and tired and low in general.
So I just wanted to share this with others. Things can turn around again, and I just wanted others to be aware of the effects that some other drugs can have. It has been a real eye opener for me, and I hope that it helps others who may be taking this drug and feeling a lack in energy to reconsider and hopfully,find other solutions.
A while ago I wrote on the forum quierying why I was always out of energy and finding life hard.
Many of you wrote in with suggestions to help as I have had diabetes for 42 years, and also have hypo-thyroidism and was being constantly tested for Addisons Disease as well.
I thought I should write in and let you know that my health has really imporved and I have alot more energy and feel 'good' again. How? well, I first have to confess that I didnt mention, (because I was ashamed to), that I was taking a very low dose of Venlafaxine, just 37 mg, as this was given to me seven years ago now, to help with anxiety caused by hypos and work situations in general.
I had been asked to increase my dosage on several occasions because it was felt by med staff that I was suffering from depression, so an increase of Venlafaxine was thought to imporve my energy and life in general. Unfortunately, it did not help.
However, on visiting a new GP at my local surgery, it was suggested that I was tired either due to the fact that I had had diabetes for a long time, or, that I should try reducing the Venlafaxine drug that I was taking. I was horrified at first as I didnt think I could survive without this medication. On occasion when I had forgotten to take it I was very ill from withdrawal symptoms, so it was recommended that I reduced the dose by taking half a tablet at first. It has taken me about 2 and a half months to get down to just taking a quarter of a tablet per day, and I cannot believe just how much energy I now have. It has been very hard, and I had feelings of short blackouts and giddyness for several weeks whilst I reduced the dose at first, but I feel so much better I can scarcely believe it. To put you in the picture, before reducing the dose,I thought I was dying, I felt so ill and tired and low in general.
So I just wanted to share this with others. Things can turn around again, and I just wanted others to be aware of the effects that some other drugs can have. It has been a real eye opener for me, and I hope that it helps others who may be taking this drug and feeling a lack in energy to reconsider and hopfully,find other solutions.