Posted by jiggitykid on April 3, 2004, at 10:11:55
In reply to Re: OFF after taper.......still sick....., posted by ku4ns on April 2, 2004, at 19:01:03
Hi John,
You'll find a lot of helpful info and support here. I have to say that this site was instrumental in helping me through withdrawal.
Now, for the "bad" news. There doesn't seem to be anything that will erase the withdrawal symptoms. There are suggestions here for how to deal with the symptoms, but your body is going to go through it, regardless of techniques. The fact that none of us were warned is inexcusable, unethical and immoral, and the drug company bears the blame. I'm glad that you seem to have a doctor who is aware of the effects - did he warn you about this beforehand, or is he learning along with you? My doc didn't know anything, and neither did my pharmacist.
Please read through the posts in the archives. They are full of personal stories, strategies and information about the Petition. Take care of yourself, and be patient with yourself. Hang in there!
> I am also trying to stop the effexor. I have been having a tough time with it. I was on 150 mg then 75mg and 37.5 mg for three weeks. This is my second time trying to stop, and my physician started me on prozac 20mg a week before he wanted me to go cold turkey with the effexor. I went 5 days of feeling well then 1 day not so good, and the next was horrible, so I took one 37.5 mg effexor and felt fine. Now I am at the point of waiting againg to see how long I can go without the feeling of nausea, fever, headache to the point of losing concentration. I will post more later since I just found this website and see that I am not alone. Thanks John
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