My doctor moved me from one SNRI to Effexor (venlafaxine) and the first three weeks were rough in a way nobody prepared me for.
Everyone here blames the drug. Half the time it is the appointment schedule, not the molecule.
Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time.
Same here.
Raised blood pressure was my main issue with venlafaxine too.
Same here.
Same here.
Interdose restlessness is distinct from the original symptom and worth naming separately.
You have two changes at once here. You cannot attribute anything until one of them moves.
It gets smaller. Not easy, smaller. That distinction kept me going.
Print the page. Same for me with venlafaxine, unfortunately.
Access to mugs should be on the clinical questionnaire.
Same here.
Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment.
Ten percent cuts, of the current dose not the original. That is the arithmetic that keeps it survivable.
You are not imagining it and you are not being difficult. Document it and take the document in.