Antidepressants - Venlafaxine Withdrawal

This is the story of how Malcolm Hulatt helped his wife Carolyn achieve withdrawal from Venlafaxine, an anti-depressant drug of the SSRI family. Their story is told in full in the video below, and Malcolm's notes follow lower on the page.

Watch the Anti Depressant Withdrawal Video Series

In this moving story, Malcolm Hulatt talks candidly about his experiences helping his wife withdraw from her anti depressants and the other drugs she was prescribed for depression.

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Neither Malcolm or the authors of this site are medically qualified, so this is not intended as a guide to how to achieve symptom-free withdrawal from Venlafaxine or any other antidepressants.

1. Video - Interview with Malcolm Hulatt by Jill Wootton of Uncommon Knowledge. Click here to view

2. Malcolm's notes: Easing withdrawal when reducing or eliminating Venlafaxine and complementary activities for successfully overcoming depression. (See below for index)

3. Detailed dosage profile: The doses of Venlafaxine used to avoid withdrawal symptoms.

 

Venlafaxine Withdrawal Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Avoiding Withdrawal Symptoms
  3. Stages of Withdrawal Response
  4. Successful Venlafaxine Reduction Programmes
  5. Reduction Instructions
  6. General Comment On Drug Half-Life
  7. Complementary Activities To Aid Recovery from Depression
  8. Depression, relaxation and hypnotherapy
  9. Bacterial Infection & Serotonin
  10. Dietary supplements for depression
  11. Dosages
  12. Depression Poems
  13. Anti Depressant Withdrawal Video Series

Resource: AHRP - Antidepressants, side effects and psychiatry