Hmm, that is odd. Unfortunately I don't have a similar experience as you do. I take venlafaxine and the side effects I get are mainly nausea and headaches. It's also a hard medication to go off of, miss a dose and you could experience extreme mood swings as per consequence. Perhaps speak with your doctor about these symptoms? Experiencing auditory hallucinations is not a good thing. I have been on venlafaxine for a month now but the first two weeks adjusting to the medication were rough, dissociation episodes were involuntarily triggered and I find that intrusive thoughts worsened as well at times. How long have you been on venlafaxine?
I've been on venlafaxine for about 3 weeks but after increase to 150mg, I've developed very itchy skin rash all over my body, I had to stop taking it. Now, I'm on duloxetine,(snri) but only taking low dose. I got a bit more energy but it doesn't affect my mood at all. My mood is very low and I'm feeling suicidal most of the time. Also, I'm taking quetiapine for insomnia. It's hard to know what's going on. I've suffered from severe depression episodes on and off since I was 16. The last 10 years, it got worse. I've been on lots of medications. Ssri- all of them, even vortioxetine - they don't work, snri,mirtazapine, lamictal, aripiprazole, quetiapine, trazodone etc.Nothing really seems to work for my depression. I'm worried that all these prescription drugs I've been taking on &off damaged my brain. I'm researching the ketamine infusions for treatment of depression. It has really positive feedback on many different forums. It's quite expensive though.
