Re: Re: Help with Effexor withdrawal symptoms

Posted by pat on 09/10/04 at 10:37 AM

hi melanie, I STARTED EFFEXOR ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, FROM 75MG. TO 150MG. AND I JUST AM SICK OF TAKING ALL THE PILLS I TAKE AND DECEIDED TO GO OFF OF THIS ONE FIRST. WHAT A NIGHTMARE. I HAVE BEN WEANING MYSELF OFF FOR THE LAST MONTH AND I HAVE ALL THE SIDE EFFECTS. THEY ARE GETTING WORSE. I\'LL BE FINE FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN BANG! I\'M SO IRRITATED AND DIZZY,DRY HEAVES, SWEATING,HEADACHE,COLD AND HOT,SHAKEY, AND HAVING TERRIBLE CRAMPS AND CHARLIE HORSES IN MY LEGS. DREAMS EVERY NIGHT. I FEEL HORRIBLE AND YOU WOULD THINK I WOULD BE FEELING BETTER, IT\'S BEEN OVER A MONTH. I DON\'T KNOW IF I CAN STAND THIS ALL YHE TIME. I GET SO IRRITABLE AND NERVOUS ST WORK AND I CAN\'T FUNCTION.I DON\'T WANT TO TAKE ANOTHER PILL TO HELP GO OFF THIS ONE THEN I\'LL BE HOOKED ON THAT. I BLAME MY DOCTOR IN AWAY. I WAS HAVING SIDE EFFECTS FROM A PILL ANOTHER DOCTOR GAVE ME AND I TOLD MY FAMILY DOCTOR AND SHE JUST BOO HOOED IT LIKE IT WAS ALL IN MY HEAD. DOTORS DON\'T SEEM TO BELIEVE SIDE EFFECTS FOR SOME REASON. WELL I ENDED UP IN EMERGENCY ROOM AND WOULD YOU BELIEVE SHE SAID IT WAS ANXIETY AND PUT ME ON EFFEXOR AND THEN INCREASED IT. NOW I AM GOING THROUGH HELL LIKE YOU. WHEN I WEANED MYSELF I STARTED WITH 3 A WEEK FOR 3 WEEKS, THEN 2 A WEEK FOR 2 WEEKS AND THEN 1 A WEEK. NOW NONE. I THINK I\'M GOING CRAZY. BUT YOU HANG IN THERE AND KEEP IT UP. TRY IT MY WAY AND SEE IF IT HELPS. IT TAKES ALONG TIME TO GET OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM. WELL IT BETTER GET OUT SOON, CAN\'T TAKE IT, BUT I WILL. I AM DETERMINED. I THINK YOU WENT OFF WAY TO QUICK. TRY MY WAY AND SEE IF IT HELPS. IT WILL TAKE ALONG TIME. I WILL NOT REPLACE THIS PILL WITH ANOTHER ONE. GOOD LUCK TO YOU! PAT