Dizzy when having an orgasm since weening off venlafaxine

[ericchub]

A few months ago, i started weening myself off venlafaxine, but now im almost done with em. I went every day opening the capsules and taking 2 beads out, increasing each day by 2, so first day, i took 2 out, the next, 4, then 6, and so on. Im on 96 out today, tomorrow will be 98 then at 100 ill be off. But my issue is this. When i have an orgasm, i get SUPER dizzy. Like i feel like im going to pass out, but i dont. Its just during ejaculation. Once im done ejaculating, everything gets back to normal. Anyone know how long this will last? Or if theres anything i can do other then taking that god forsaken drug to help? HELP

[Pudman56]

A whatasm?  Orgasm?  What the hell is that?

I take 3mg of Xanax daily for my anxiety/panic attacks.  The last 2 were just within the last 2 weeks.  Generally, mine consist mainly of the tunnel-vision sort.  I was waiting in line at Walgreen's pharmacy, of all places, when the walls just started closing in.  I thought I could make it but to save space in this post, I turned and got outside as fast as I possibly could.

Thank god I had a couple of Xanax at home or I would have been fighting agoraphobia to get outside back up there.

The one last week was one of the worst, or weirdest.  Thank god I was home but it was still every bit as frightening.  I was sitting on my sofa leafing through some periodical and out of nowhere I literally felt like what I called at the time a 5,000 lb. block of cement descending to encase me.  For some inexplicable reason I knew it was 5,000 lbs.  I grabbed 2 Xanax post haste hoping against hope they would work before I was crushed. I'm not making any of this up or exaggerating in the least.  I felt scared for my life. Now, life changing events were taking place at the time.  The thought of moving, which is one reason I'm where I'm at for the last 17 years. Unless there's a roach (and we won't even go there with anxiety), I ain't budging.

And that, my friends, is why I will never give up that little blue pill.  People can call me an addict, they can call me weak, anything.  Couldn't give a rat's behind.

Literally, seconds that felt like an eternity.  Thanks again, mom.  For the DNA, not blaming her...any longer.

[ericchub]

sounds like one hell of an experience. I decided to get myself off these meds cause i was starting to get suicidal thoughts...i didnt want to hurt myself in the least, but when your driving 80 mph and u get an idea to turn the wheel real fast to crash, somethings wrong.

I researched Effexor side effects, and low and behold, suicidal thoughts were in there. Now i got myself a prescription for Cannabis oil, which works GREAT, but coming off effexor (venlafaxine-XR) is one hell of a ride. But that bothers me is what my first question was....extreme dizzy spell when i orgasm.

Not before or while in action, not after when its done, but for those 5-10 secs on orgasm, i feel like im gonna faint. Not exactly enjoyable if you ask me. Thats why i asked to question, to see if anyone else ever got off effexor and if they had similar experience. :)

[Paxiled]

Dizziness is a common withdrawal symptom.  If this is your only problem, consider yourself having had a very successful taper off.  Have you had a physical lately?  Always good to see if your nutrient levels are okay.  Two things you can try are ginger which can help with dizziness and fish oil, which many have said helps with withdrawal symptoms.  I would think this would pass.  Do you exercise at all? Or climb stairs?  Just wondering, because it would be interesting to know if those activities also made you dizzy.

[ericchub]

Thx for you suggestions. The only time i get dizzy is when i orgasm. And it just comes as soon as the orgasm starts and stops when it ends..other then that, i dont get dizzy. I had tried to stop cold turkey like a month and a half again, that wasnt a good idea, and it had done the same thing, dizzy when its orgasm, but i had the dizzyness all day, thats why i started it again and decided to do it gradually. The all day dizzyness stopped, but it came back for when i orgasm. Its very weird.

I havent had the chance to do any heavy exercizing, so  cant tell you. But i do go walk, and havent noticed anything.