Effexor (NEVER AGAIN!)

Posted by Tamare on 11/24/05 at 11:14 AM

Well, this is my 5th day of going cold turkey from Effexor. The highest prescribed dose available without psychiatric evaluation (300mg). My functioning levels are much higher than the first 3 days. I have the zaps and \"seasickness\" but I think the thing that is worst of all is not being able to eat. I have been forcefeeding myself soft foods such as soup and banannas but to compensate for nutrition I have been taking vitamins and drinking cranberry juice. I just want this letter submission to help anyone out there who is going coldturkey. The best remedy that I have come up with is talking to loved ones and staying around people constantly! Try to focus your attention to someone else to take your mind off of the pain that you are feeling. Im only 20 years old, and with such a young body I thought it would be much easier. Let me tell you, its not! Ive been having nightmares and am extreamly depressed. I dont beleve in tappering because its just tricking your body. Eventually you will feel and go through the things that I am, your just delaying the inevitable lol. To top it off Im also going through a seperation. Just think to yourself \"It could be worse\". If anyone wants to know anything else about how Im coping with it, I could help with you with some advice. Thankyou for your time.............Tamare