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Re: Effexor and eye problems - and tingles!

Posted by maro on October 20, 2002, at 0:38:53

In reply to Effexor and eye problems, posted by freesia on October 18, 2002, at 8:43:43

I'm glad I found this site too!

This is the weird thing I am experiencing. I'm not quite sure how to explain it, but after you mentioned eye problems and tingling sensations - maybe you can relate to this? I get these very weird tingling sensations when I move my eyes from side to side.

I first noticed it at wor, walking down a hallway and looking to the side without moving my head. I wouldn't say that I get a dizzy sensation, but it's almost like a dizzy sensation in my head but it's a tingling sensation instead of feeling like I am spinning or moving up and down. The tingling can spread to my face, and sometimes right down my arms to my hands.

I only notice it when I am having withdrawals. I was on 150 a day, and if I forgot to take my pill at night, the next afternoon I would start feeling that awful sensation. So it would kick in about 12 hours after I should have taken the meds.

Right now I am trying to get off Effexor. I went down to 75 mg, had no problems at all, was on 75 for about 10 days then went down to 37.5. Since I have gone down, I get this tingling much more frequently. I usually take the meds about 8 or 8:30, and I find that I start having the tingling about 2 hours before I am due for the next pill, and it takes a couple hours after taking the pill for the sensation to go away, although it doesn't go away completely till the next day.

That makes me nervous, because I used to not get the sensation until about 36 hours after the 150 mg or the 75 mg (on the days after I had forgotten tot ake my pill), but now I am getting it about 22 hours after the 37.5 mg. I'm not even makign it a whole 24 hours. I'm supposed to cut back to taking a pill every other day, but I almost feel like going back to the 75 mg because it's making me feel so weird. I'm going to call my doctor Monday and see what she says, but I think I am just going to have to go through this - that it's just a withdrawal side effect that I have to deal with. Or maybe she will know of something that will help make the withdrawal process easier.

it's definitely a pretty freaky sensation tho. I've seen other people here talk about "brain zaps" - I don't think this is what they are talking about, but I'm not sure. So I'm curious if any of you have ever had this tingly problem? I'm okay if I turn my head, it's only when I look to the side with just my eyes.

If anyone knows how to get rid of this, I'd be very interested in hearing!


> Glad I found this site. I've been on Effexor for
> just about 1 month, taking 75mg a day. I've had
> some bizzare side effects. Headaches, constipation,
> anxiousness, tingling in my fingers and pupil dialation.
> I went to the eye doc who said that he thinks the
> pupil dilation is caused from the Effexor, my therapist
> said he's never heard of that or any of the other
> side effects I am having. I was on Celexa and went off
> due to severe weight gain I also had headaches and
> constipation on that med as well. Has anyone else
> had pupil dilation? or felt tingling sensation on
> Effexor??? I know everyone reacts differently to
> meds but has anyone had any good response to other AD's?
> Freesia--


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