Posted by jtc on March 11, 2003, at 9:57:22
In reply to Re: Effexor Withdrawal , posted by Mikeyqld on March 11, 2003, at 2:31:02
> You mention "brain shivers" and i think they are what i have talked about as being 'electric shocks' except i have felt them starting in my chest as well as my brain and eminating outwards. It has been 5 days since i last took effexor and for 2 weeks prior to that, i had been tapering off very slowly. This tapering I must say, in hindsight did not help me at all. It allowed me to feel these intense "brain shivers" every night while bringing the dosage down and now, 5 days after stopping totally, i still get them basically all the time. Up to 20 a minute when its at its worst.
> I found it promising to read your posting as you too have experienced these strange shivers/shocks as well as a list of other things like myself. Ive had the sweating, the emotional instability, the anxiety, the ..... . Thanks
>Hi, I am tapering Effexor XR from 75 down to 37.5. I am on my sixth day of 37.5 a day. I don't know how long to continue the 37.5 before stopping altogether. At night when I am trying to go to sleep I sometimes feel like I am falling or that my legs are having a seizure. I know that sounds really crazy but has anyone else had that? It is like an uncontrollable tremor in the legs. The sweating during the night is also returning. My psychiatrist told me that I could just stop the Effexor cold turkey but after reading about the withdrawal symptoms I don't think he was right about stopping cold turkey. I also take Klonopin at night. I am staying on that. Any advice would be greatly appreciated...This is a great posting board and very helpful...Thanks, JC
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