Posted by Carmen Lydia on December 28, 2003, at 4:16:48
In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal symptoms!, posted by Heather33 on October 4, 2003, at 21:27:27
Recently, I accidentally forgot to take my Effexor XR 150mg which I would take 2 pills at once, as directed by my physician. I believe I've now missed a total of 3 days. I immediately started to feel ill and honestly thought I was coming down with the flu or something. I started to feel dizzy and very light headed. I had high blood pressure before going on Effexor, so when I started to have palpitations and an increased heart rate, I thought it was just me. Also, I'm experiencing a very high anxiety feeling in my chest. Like I'm overly worried about something, when in reality I'm not. I'm also feeling a sickening and nauseating feeling in my stomach along with cramps and diarrhea. My body is achy and I've not gotten much sleep. Or I do sleep and find myself having weird and off the wall dreams. Another weird thing is that if I sleep a couple of hours, I physically feel as if I've slept an entire night or if I slept all night I feel very unrested. I also find myself waking up frequently during the night. The only thing that really stood out and concerned me were these weird feelings in my head. They are not there constantly but come and go. They are very frequent, every 5-10 minutes or so. They feel like these electrical or zapping sensations, that made me realize that this is not the flu. Along with everything that I'm feeling...I'm feeling dizzy. I'm in the medical field and am therefore exposed to patients who are sick, especially now with, "flu season" in full bloom. On one hand I'm glad that I don't have the flu and on the other I am worried sick and wonder how long is this going to go on for. I cannot believe how one can be off of a medication for one day and start to experience all of these withdrawal symptoms, this is absolutely incredible. I unfortunately do not have any Effexor with me at the house, so I have to wait another day or so before I can get any. Do I start back up on 300mgs? This is truly confusing and unreal. I feel so light headed, dizzy, stomach is killing me, achy body, I feel weak and I'm sluggish. This feels like a nightmare. My head is in a cloud and to top it off I'm reminded every 5-10 minutes that I'm an idiot for forgetting to carry and take my medication, by receiving electrical shocks/zapps in my head. But, prior to going off the Effexor, my blood pressure medication was changed and I immediately started to get these severe hot flashes. When I reported this to my physician I was told that my new blood pressure medication was absolutely NOT the cause of it. Now that I'm feeling the way that I am, I honestly believe that the Effexor is the cause of those hot flashes as well.
poster:Carmen Lydia
thread:12459
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