Re: Re: Effexor Withdrawal NIghtmare. Class act lawsuit. Not one told us about this.

Posted by Emily Rakestraw on 05/20/03 at 02:31 AM

Skipping a dose on accident is terror. You name it, it happens.....everything you listed.....shivers, nausea, heart problems....and much more. And even when I did take it I was ill in different ways. Such as sexual dysfunction. Well, finally, after being so sick on this pill, I tried to quit, multiple times...no way I had tried worked....so I just started taking it again. After a while, I had to get off, no matter what.....I made a promise to myself that I would not be under this pill\'s power any longer. So I reduced my dose by 37.5mg every 2 weeks, until I was down to the lowest dose. Well, Here is where I got stuck...what did I do? If I stopped taking it, I knew the withdrawals would come, but I could not step down my dose anymore....so after 4 weeks at 37.5mg I stopped taking it. I was amazed that the withdrawal was just as bad for such a low dose as it is for a high one.....it has been so horrible. The last day I took a pill was on May 1st, 2003. Today is May 20, and I am still going through this stupid crap. I can\'t see, my blood pressure is erratic, my heart palpitates and pounds, I have no memory, I make stupid decisions when driving, I get lost 5 miles from my home, I have vivid dreams/nightmares.....I don\'t sleep....and I am just about to crawl out of my skin. I am at the end of my rope, I just don\'t know what to do.....is this going to last forever?????

This isn\'t all to my story, i left out the insane anger/violene towards the world, which is most odd for me.

I can\'t type anymore i am way too disorented right now, 230 in the morning.....and i will be up for the rest of the night...thanx effexor.

Replies	Posted By	#	Date & Time
Re: Re: Re: Effexor Withdrawal NIghtmare. Class act lawsuit. Not one told us about this.	Michele	0	05/22/03 07:36 PM
Re: Re: Re: Effexor Withdrawal NIghtmare. Class act lawsuit. Not one told us about this.	Kathy	0	05/21/03 02:22 PM