Effects of Effexor cessation

Hello everyone,

I've been looking for a place to come and talk about my experience with this antidepressant and to see if there are others who share the same things...

I was on 150mg of effexor for depression and anxiety.

I've gone through therapy since then.

With the medication I've had no major side effects except for one.

The one major effect it has had on me is reduced desire for intimacy and a general issue with not being able to be intimate...

So now that thats out...

over the past month or two the side effect has taken a toll... I have been feeling better though so I asked my dr about coming off the effexor. I have started the first phase a few weeks ago in reducing from 150mg to 75mg...

I am slated to reduce again next week to 37.5mg.

I am wondering if anyone has experienced odd attractions to people as an emotional side effect to the medication in general and/or during the reduction plan...

Lately i've had thoughts and feelings, for which I plan to talk to my psychologist about, towards a co-worker which I would not have had before. I am married with a family and do not plan on changing that but these feelings and thoughts are quite prominent lately and it's very confusing...

Are these legit feelings or is it that I look to her as a single person to have a life much simpler than mine... I have doubts that she would ever have feelings like that for me and am not really going to persue it but i find myself having conversations with her as if I was..

Please can anyone help and let me know this may have happened to you too...