Venlafaxine

I am coming off from Venlafaxine after being on it for only six months. At first it really did feel good, however in the past six weeks or so I have noticed a rapid decline in my mental health. – To note the NHS website does say to inform your GP asap if you experience feelings or harm towards yourself or others asap.

Fast forward today I have been informed via email, my local GP Practice is removing me, I am currently at the time of writing this in Crisis, and to be told via an email message, which was one of the factors applied to the behaviour agreement – email communication was to stop. No letter and certainly no phone call.

Thankfully I have a good support team who are doing there very best for me.

Anyway to put this story short, the GP said to speak to the CMHT and visa-versa, after spending 10 days in Hospital for severe self harming / suicidal intent and awaiting a bed at Glenbourne – going as a voluntary patient I was instead discharged into the care of the Home Treatment Team who have been fantastic.

I do feel if action was taken sooner I would have not felt my only option was death instead the NHS saved my life from what was an intentional insulin over-dose and self harming within the hospital itself. (and more).

I have a decision to make now regarding what to try next, I do not feel I want to try even more Venlafaxine / Quitiapine combined even at a minimal dose as I found the effects quite horrid – I felt like a zombie going around – instead to come off the Venlafaxine 100% and go onto something completely different or none like they do in other countries.

I soon noticed the desires to self harm increased tenfold, I had carried out extensive research into the location of a******s on myself and also found access onto nearby railway infrastructure should no one listen to me, I do have photos of my self harm but you will need to login to view them and request access as these are 100% NSFW.

Overall not at all happy with this medication. I look forward to something more suited.

LR Last updated on 24 / 06 / 2026.