Posted by jujube on October 13, 2004, at 18:38:37
In reply to Re: Brain Shivers Trying to Get off Effexor! HELP! » Sean9, posted by nsr on October 13, 2004, at 18:27:03
> > Xiao,
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> > Talk to your doctor about the withdrawal symptoms you are experiencing. Best plan for quitting Effexor should include (talk to your doctor about this stuff): 1. Wean off slowly, something like lowering your doseage 37 mg each week until your last week you're taking one 37 mg every other day. 2. Expect the withdrawal symptoms to continue another few days to two weeks after your last dosage 3. Try Benadryl as needed to help alliveate brain shivers and diziness (or another antihistimine like Claritin or Allegra-D). You can also try Dramamine as needed, which is reported to help. 4. Get a low dosage of Prozac prescribed and start taking as you begin to taper down your Effexor. 5. Think about going on Prozac or another med for a few months afterward you quit Effexor. Welbutrin is supposed to be good too. 6. Don't worry. You won't die of withdrawal, many people experience it, it is supposedely the second worst withdrawal next to Paxil. Do lots of searches on Effexor Withdrawal and read up.
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> Hello everyone,
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> I found this site after trying to wean off Effexor due to very bad restless legs at night. Finding out that others have experienced weird S/E's from tapering down helped a lot to tolerate the twitching, buzzing, dizzyness, aches, and other bizarre sensations. After three months, I am down to a stable dose of 37.5 mg. a day, feeling mostly ok. Benedryl does help a little. Today I started on Wellbutrin SR 150 mg. and will take this once a day while taking Effexor 37.5 every other day for awhile, and eventually stop the Effexor entirely. If I get depressed again, I'll increase the Wellbutrin to 300 mg. If not, I want to try weaning off all anti-depressants, challenging because I've been on them for the most part of nine years. I would like to hear from others who have tried to wean off using Wellbutrin and Benadryl. Thanks.There were postings in this thread by a couple of people who began supplementing with Omega 3's and niacinimide prior to and during withdrawal from Effexor and they reported a much easier time during withdrawal. It might be worth a try.
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