Posted by justjustine on January 30, 2004, at 13:22:46
In reply to Re: Please - withdrawals from SSRI - Nausea- how long? » flyingdreams, posted by Chairman_MAO on January 30, 2004, at 12:03:51
i'm on day 25 without effexor and still turn into a puddle of pain and zaps after about 18-20 hours with no vicodin. this is much much much worse than anything i've ever heard about heroin withdrawal. the main difference is that because effexor/ssri's don't cause "drug-seeking behavior" they are not considered addictive.
after this, i am not afraid of tapering off the vicodin. not in the least. in fact, i'm not afraid of much at all. but maybe that's just another manic side effect?
> 15 days, jeez. Yet another anecdote confirming my belief that the withdrawl syndrome after chronic treatment with serotonin reuptake inhibitors is worse than heroin withdrawl (which is usually more intense, but is only 4-7 days, max).
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> Your "magic bullet" treatment is most likely Remeron (mirtazapine). At 15mg, it will treat your insomnia and most likely your nausea (it is a 5-HT3 antagonist, just like ondansetron and grainesetron, the two "gold-standard" antiemetics that cost $20+ per dose.)
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> As someone else suggested, ginger can work wonders. So can diphenhydramine (Benadryl). Sometimes simply drinking [regular] Coke or Pepsi helps. But I would have your doc give you 2-4 weeks of generic Remeron @ 15mg. There is almost no chance you will have any withdrawl effects from the Remeron at that dose, so don't worry about that.
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