Posted by Ilene on February 7, 2004, at 21:50:54
In reply to Re: NOT EFFEXOR! » justjustine, posted by Chairman_MAO on February 7, 2004, at 12:26:40
Mao, I think you're splitting hairs, even though the explanation clarified the difference between addiction and dependence for me. As punishment, take Effexor for a couple of months--then stop.
I've taken over a dozen psychotropics, and Effexor XR was the only one that sent me into acute withdrawal, even after a slow taper. And it didn't even work in the first place!
The only two drugs that did work for me did *not* have withdrawal symptoms when I stopped taking them. Was I not dependent upon them? If not, then why did they work? It did not take 4-6 weeks for them to work, either.
I.
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