Posted by Emma Smith on April 1, 2004, at 20:48:28
In reply to Re: Withdrawl comparison, posted by Davez on April 1, 2004, at 15:29:52
I see your point and agree with your reasoning. However, it has worked for me to go every other day (for about 2 weeks)and then every 3rd day for (about a week and a half). I don't know why other than I compare it to labor in child birth. I know sounds crazy, but in my experience with child birth, when my body went into labor by itself and opposed to being induced, I was able to build up a tolerance for the pain and make it through without any drug intervention for pain. I "got used" to the contractions and new what to expect. I knew I made it through the previous one and I could make it through the next one. I look at the withdrawal the same way. I've been allowing my tolerance for these symptoms to build and somehow make it through. I have only been "effexor-free" for 6 days now, but I am literally taking it hour-by-hour functioning with my part-time job and full-time job as wife and mother of 2 energetic boys.
I think withdrawal is going to affect everyone differently the same as the medication affects everyone differently.
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