Posted by sharonews on May 1, 2002, at 8:54:00
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR? , posted by Allen F. on May 1, 2002, at 3:31:38
Hi, I'm "just" off effexor. It's been about three days without "any" effexor. And although I've had 'quite' a few nights where I couldn't sleep too much (4:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., another one last night), generally haven't feel too bad. However, I've also been taking a 1/2 (or less) tab of Celexa for about the past week, my doctor wanted to change me over to that pill instead of effexor. "But I want to get off all the A.D.'s" The Celexa has helped my transition. I gradually took less and less of each in the past week, and then less and less of the Celexa. And, yesterday I had neither. I'm laughing more, and feeling more enlightened. The odd 'zingy' feeling. Also, go to Deepak Chopra's message board and read some of their messages... post your own. You'll get some great positive input there.
> I know several have sucessfully weined off Effexor and my quesiton is, how has it been? I could really use some success stories about now. I am down to about 20MG a day and have been struggling. I keep telling myself that things will get beter. I have been on antidepresants for so long (about 11 years) that I am not sure what is normal and what isn't ... makes it hard to judge what I am going through. It also makes it hard to not want to take a pill that might fix everything (not talking suicide, so don't go there).
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> Anyway, any ideas on how to get out of a rut and move forward would be appreciated.
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