Re: Help: Effexor Withdrawal

Posted by susanna on 12/20/05 at 04:27 PM

I\\\'ve just started coming off Effexor RX. I\\\'ve been on 150mg. for about a year and a half. I want to cleanse my body of chemicals. This drug is powerful. I was thank for it because it helped me turn my life around and feel good again. I have a series of side effects however that I just don\\\'t want to live with for the rest of my life and nor do I want to be on chemicals forever. They just cannot be good for you. I have started taking out about 1/4 of the granules out of my capsule and adding some back because I\\\'m starting to feel like crap. Buzzing in my head....zzzt....jumpy head zaps, (horrible jolty feeling that shoots down to my chest),nausea and a little anxious which is probably caused by these symptoms! You are not alone. I\\\'m kind of scared bacause i have a love/hate with this drug. It has made me feel unbelievably great and lousy at the same time. Mentally good, but physically not so good. I have also had digestive problems and went for a colonic and now feel great. Also I have problems with my ears. It feels like I have the base turned up in my head and want to keep unplugging my ears. I can hear my pulse...or when I walk...thump thump. Anyone else had this? Please let me know. I don\\\'t know it this is my ears or the side effects. Two ENT\\\'s have told me my ears are fine.