Posted by smejonesy on July 5, 2004, at 16:58:04
In reply to Re: MAY I ASK YOU efexor XR withdrawals, posted by Tony C. on July 5, 2004, at 11:11:41
Hey Tony C..
I was put on them when my husband walked out and left me with my then 5mth old baby. We had just moved to a new state, i had no friends or family close by (all in another state) so i felt helpless. I was coping ok then i just burst and did nothing but cry all the time and felt really hopeless about the future. I never felt suicidal, perhaps because a part of me still knew i had to get up and look after a child and no matter what i wouldn't want to miss him growing up etc. I was put on Ciprimil first but that did nothing so they moved me to Effexor XR 75mgs a day. I stayed on that for 6mths but still felt that i had a few bad days where my emotions still ran a little high and i would get teary for no good reason. Then the doc put me up to 150mg and i was great. After that i got a part time job, had my son in child care a couple of days a week and started to make friends. Before you know it i met another guy and we now live together. My life and situation improved ten fold, and getting over the divorce and finding my way as a single mum in a new place was made a hell of a lot easier when Effexor stopped the tears. The doctor agrees that the bout of depression was onset by major stress and loss. Now that almost two years later i have never been happier and cicumstances changed the doctor thinks i can stop them and see how i go, obviously now knowing what depression feels like so if i ever feel it coming again i can go straight to him and gain treatment again. I feel like i am ready to give it a go, i feel like i have regained my life and i honestly don't believe i need them anymore at this point. However i am aware that it can definately come back, and i will definately keep a look out for those signs.It is now day 4 of no tablets and i am still rather dizzy and still have the electric shock things in my brain. It seems to depend on what kind of dosage you were on and how long you were taking them when it comes to how long the withdrawals will last. From what i have read on here some people are better in a week, some in two.. some are sick for up to 8 weeks. With any luck this will pass!! I have read that you can take Prozac and other things to get over the withdrawals, the last thing i really want to do though is replace one drug with another. I have read that Benedryl can help, i might give it a try in the next day or two if i dont start feeling better.
I do wish you all the luck in the world Tony. i know that everyone has different severities when it comes to depression and no two people are the same. Oh and as for your sleeping question, i was the opposite, all i wanted to do was sleep, sleep, sleep. My attitude was the more i could sleep the less i would need to deal with what was going on. Due to my 5mth old i couldnt ever give into wanting to sleep though and since then my sleeping patterns are back to normal. Anyway sorry i babbled on so much!
> Hello, hang in there. I suffered one MAJOR Depression in my life, I was 27 years old, am now 34 I am a male. I lost 40 lbs in 2 weeks, and laid awake virtually an entire summer, major constipation, no appetite, no concentration etc. It was a bad as it gets, it is due to my religious upbringing that squashed the suicidal feelings. Anyhow as severe as it was, only 200MG Serzone/Nefazodone a day 100x2 alleviated it, and got me back to where I needed and I have done fine, however I weaned down 10to 20 mg for last 33 days, did not feel bad, but felt dizzy in an odd way, I could tell I was experiencing something, it wasn't terribly frightning, but I said if I feel like this after 33 days, what would I feel at with 1/2 my 7 year dosing ? Scary it is for me to think about it. So I believe I will go back to the 200 mg a day, till the day they Yank Nefazodone, if they ever even do. BUT THE BIG QUESTION I WANT ASK YOU, IS HOW SEVERE WAS YOUR 1 BOUT OF DEPRESSION ? WAS IT VEGATATIVE LIKE MINE OR WHAT ?
> Please let me know, I want to know where you stood with the severity of your depression, mine was so insomniated, everytime I did close my eyes, I got immedaitely startled from a Hypno Gogic vivid image, I now get 4 to 5 broken hours of sleep a night, and feel great with that. Best wishes, and Please answer my question.
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> Sincerely - Tony C.
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