Posted by Sliver277 on December 29, 2003, at 18:17:23
In reply to Going through Effexor Withdrawl now, posted by Bobina on April 7, 2001, at 22:38:31
Jesus, I knew there had to be a reason I felt so screwed up. And to think that I was only on a low dose. It scares the hell out of me to think about increasing the dose (as my doctor wants to do) now that I'm reading what it's like to come down from this crap. I have to admit that I really *do* feel better emotionally when I'm on the Effexor even if the sweating and dry mouth were a little annoying. On the other hand, I stopped taking it while I was out of town last week and I've been a mess ever since...two major crying jags, explosions of temper at stupid little things, nausea, headaches, insomnia, weird dreams, complete loss of impulse control and a severe lapse into depression have all occurred in just a week off the Effexor. I thought I was coming down with the flu, but now I'm thinking it's just the withdrawal symptoms. What a mess! I was thinking of trying Wellbutrin XR since I read that it has limited sexual side effects (which are a problem *on* Effexor) but I've heard bad things about it's effectiveness. I don't know what to do about this, but I really hate to think of ever going through this crap again if I go off Effexor down the road. Yuck.
> I decided to taper off Effexor after 1.5 years (with my MD's help). Tried this morning for the first time to decrease from 75 to 37.5mg. Within 4 hours my head felt fuzzy and light and I couldn't concentrate on anything. My heart was racing. I put up with it for about 4 hours then took another 37.5mg capsule. I had failed cold turkey in the past with the same symptoms & was praying the tapering would help. I am so scared I will never be able to get off of it. I want to have a baby in the next few years and don't want to be on these meds. Any advice on how to taper successfullY???????
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