Venlafaxine advice(Not sure this is the right section)

Hello, I'd like some advice. I wasn't sure where to post this so I posted it here. Please feel free to move it.

I need some friendly advice. I was prescribed Venlafaxine for ADHD so now I'm thinking I get off it. Last time I got off it I started feeling a lot weaker and a bit frightened as I kinda lost some of the confidence it gave me. Right now I wanna get off it again because I feel it's making me a bit aggressive and unempathetic. Arguably that's a bit of a good thing cause it's a tough world out there but still I feel like I'm not connecting with people as much as I used to because of it. I've been on it for about a year and a half now.

Last time I got off it I went a bit through those nasty side effects and even had a panic attack at some point but eventually everything got back to being ok. I had some problems shortly thereafter, I had to be in an argument and tense situations so I got back on it because I felt I needed the boost. Anyway, I've been on it for a month or so now and I want to get off it. I am just wondering what's better for my brain chemistry in the long term, being on it and hoping that my brain adapts anyway to someday be able to not be on it, or stay off it and hope that my brain adapts, maybe try some other ways of coping with stuff instead of it?

bradleycooper wrote:I am just wondering what's better for my brain chemistry in the long term, being on it and hoping that my brain adapts anyway or stay off it and hope that my brain adapts, maybe try some other ways of coping with stuff instead of it?

What about a third option? You talk to your doctor about possibly changing medications that do not make you feel aggressive and unempathetic while you learn additional coping skills to deal with your emotional distress so that you can reduce or eliminate your medication in the future?