Re: Effexor Withdrawal

Posted by SAndy on 08/24/04 at 05:47 PM

I\'ve been on Effexor for almost 2 years for post-partum depression following the birth of my third child.Feeling that i did not need it anymore, i tried to quit taking the drug. Was on 75mg.and was given a withdrawal schedule by mt MD. (He never informed me of the side effects when trying to withdraw, and when he prescribed the drug he never told me it was addictive. At one point last summer I was having migraines frequently and starting having dizziness, numbness and tingleing in my face and arms, couldn\'t focus, etc. Had no idea what was wrong and was sent for an MRI. It was normal and the ER doc told me I probably had sinus problems? It took me several months to figure out that for several days around that time I had forgotten to take the effexor. Anyway, I have been weening off for 5 weeks and am now down to 1 37.5 tab every 72 hours. I am calling it quits today. NO more of this horrible drug for me. I will deal with the side effects. and today was a very bad day for the side effects. But, I am hopeful it will be better tomorrow. How ironic that I was given this for post partum depression and now that I have 3 children, one just started kindergarten, a 3 year old and a 2 year old, these symptoms are so bad that it is interfering with my ability to take care of and nuture my children. My saving grace has been my accupuncturist. We are aiming the treatments at detox and overall energy balance issues. I don\'t think I would make it without my weekly treatment. thankfully, I see her tomorrow. I am sympathetic to your situation and wish you well. Having a baby while trying to go thru this would be very difficult. If I had it to do over again, I would gladly suffer through a couple of months of post-partum than these withdrawal symptoms.

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Re: Re: Effexor Withdrawal	ckennedy	1	12/13/04 07:23 PM
Re: Re: Effexor Withdrawal	Cathy	0	10/02/04 12:04 PM