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Re:Doctors are finally learning to manage antidepressant wit... by dib258 on Friday August 28, 2026 @07:27AM (#49477065)
Venlafaxine has a small half-life so that might be why if you miss a dose by a few hours you'd get withdrawal symptoms. Drugs is leaving fast you body and so concentration is quickly decreasing. Apparently there's a extended-release, don't know if it's already what you have but maybe you could ask to try another SNRIs that has a longer half-life.
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Re:Doctors are finally learning to manage antidepressant wit... by vermilingua on Friday August 28, 2026 @07:30AM (#49477092)
Yep I’m on XR, I’ve tried taking half my dose twice daily instead, which did smooth out the effects a bit but also made me much more likely to miss a dose. Not really any other solution other than tapering afaict.
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Re:Doctors are finally learning to manage antidepressant wit... by dib258 on Friday August 28, 2026 @07:49AM (#49477199)
Yes, or you could ask your doctor to go on another one with longer half-life.

At least that would give you more room to miss by a few hours a dose and not going haywire into withdrawal. Especially when anxiety is already a problem and withdrawal symptoms kicks back the anxiety stronger...

Hope you find something that suits you!

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