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

Posted by Chrissy on 05/18/05 at 03:33 PM

I feel as though the last two weeks of my life have been on hold due to my withdrawal symptoms. I have gone off of Effexor because I want to become pregnant, but I really had no idea how terrible an experience this would be. First it started with the dizziness and \"brain zaps\" which I knew would happen since I went through missing a dose before. Then I had the most terrible nighmares-the kind that really haunt you for days afterward. These lasted for about 4 days. Then the nausea, severe migraines and fatigue. Now I am having these huge bursts of emotion and start bawling for no reason- and in the past two days I have had severe neck, back, leg and foot pain. I have almost givin in a coule of times and started back on the pills, just to have the relief, but the thought of going through this all again makes me shiver. I have no energy right now to do anything I normally do and I am in the process of moving and taking care of my three year old. I feel so bad for him when I have to tell him I cant play because I dont feel well. I know that my family is suffereing right along with me. No one warned me about any of this happening and it makes me feel so angry that the physicians either dont know or dont care to know all of the information about the drugs they perscribe. I have to say that the Effexor cut out my anxiety, but it also distanced me from a whole range of other emotions which I believe has prevented me from constructive problem solving in my daily relationships. I hope that future readers can be spared this horrible journey by reading our testimonies and I want to thank all who have contributed to this web-site.