Need Advice
Hi! For context purposes, I’m 19f and have been taking Effexor for maybe three years now. A little less than a month ago, I accidentally took two doses in a day and was hospitalized due to serotonin syndrome. After said event, I get really weird side effects after taking the medicine, some of which are really painful. My pupils get big and my vision blurs, I have trouble communicating with other people and thinking just in general to the point where it affects my work and school, I twitch and I get really terrible headaches that center in the front of my face and eyes. I also feel like I never have to eat or sleep. I didn’t deal with any of this before, and I’m worried that I permanently messed my body up. I know that the answer is “go see a doctor,” but what do I do while I wait for my psychiatrist appointment? Would anyone else have any idea of what might be going on? I’ve never seen this before and I’m just really anxious about it.
Posted Jun 13, 2025, 10:41 PM UTC