Hi monkeybruv,

I'm glad you're feeling better. I would be cautious myself, you've just had a major life change and the emotional impact, pleasant or otherwise may not have hit home yet, stopping medication at the same time may be asking for trouble, also, as you have been depressed for quite a long time before you started to get well, it is, I believe, usually recommended to stay on for a year after recovering, so your body gets used to the levels of neurotransmitters (Venlafaxine acts on all 3 that affect mood) that keep you well and have more chance that it will compensate and make its own when you do come off. I seriously would suggest that at the very least you don't change your doses without medical support in case there is a problem. You also need to build a support network to help you through the change.
Regarding your concern about Venlafaxine dulling your emotions. If the way you feel now is an improvement on how you were when I'll, is it worth that effect in the medium term if it helps you build a better quality of life? Only you can judge that. I was on a medicine that slightly slowed my thinking and blunted my creativity. I didn't like that side effect, but my quality of life was so much better and I was able to work and have friends, in short I had a life rathe tha a miserable existence, so I decided it was worth the sacrifice, just to feel better. I don't take it now, as it no longer helps me, but the depression I am now living with again really really affects how well my mind can work much more than the medication did, and I'm no longer able to work. That was my choice at the time, and I think it was worth it for the 20years I had of improved mental health. Your choice is yours to make. Good luck!