Posted by Blissful_Girl_NOT on December 10, 2003, at 12:44:02
In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal - very bad news, posted by jeenobeano on December 10, 2003, at 12:17:41
It's never safe to self-medicate. And even worse with any drug that comes in a capsule form, because the grains themselves are not an exact measurement individually...it's the total amount of grains that make up the weight of the capsule...some grains weigh more, some less. Just please, don't do the self-medication thing.
Now for the good news. It really will get better. As I mentioned in previous posts, I went right off of 225 mg, no tapering. For others, tapering has had good results, but my dr. chose not to go that route. In hindsight, I wish that I would have at least taken the single 20 mg dose of Prozac to help with the withdrawal symptoms, but I did not.
Go back to taking your prescribed dose and try to prepare yourself for going off of this drug. If you go cold turkey like I did, you're going to want to take a few days off of work. Try for Day 3, 4 & 5 because if you read all the posts on here about Effexor (and I have), Day 3, 4 & 5 seem to be the worst for those who quit cold turkey. Things seem to improve for most fairly rapidly after that. For myself, I noticed big improvements every day from Day 6 - 11.
Now, on Day 18 I honestly do feel much better. Hang in there, don't self-medicate, ask your pdoc to work with you on getting off by providing the single 20 mg dose of Prozac for you to take as soon as the major withdrawal symptoms kick in and just know that this is going to take a little time, but it really will get better.
Take Care!
Bliss
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