Re: Effexor Withdrawal = Depression and Anxiety!!

Posted by tonya mchugh on 07/14/04 at 12:07 PM

I am so glad that Im not the only one who seems to have suffered worse depression and anxiety coming off of Effexor than before taking it! I had a problem getting the stuff out of my system. I called Dr. Maloney, who said it\'s possible for the drug to stay in the body and sort of like reprocess itself. I think it did that to me for a couple of months before finally deciding to leave. Anyway, a few weeks ago I started feeling agitated in the worse way. I would pace my house for most of the day, couldn\'t sit still, couldn\'t eat or sleep. I woke up in sweats in severe panic attacks. I never woke up to a panic attack before that. I lashed out at people and would break down and cry at the slightest things. Then, a few moments later feel like nothing, no emotion. LIke a roller coaster. Most of my physical symptoms are gone though. If anyone else has been through this and recovered, I\'d like to know. I\'m nearing the 4 month mark of not taking Effexor. I\'m also going to start Sinequan tomorrow for my depression and anxiety. The Zoloft and Celexa had adverse effects on me, but I took them successfully before. I don\'t know what changed. ANyway, sorry for the long winded speech and thanks for listening.

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Re: Re: Effexor Withdrawal = Depression and Anxiety!!	cece	1	07/20/04 07:07 AM
Re: Re: Effexor Withdrawal = Depression and Anxiety!!	boatsie	1	07/19/04 06:58 PM