Posted by sillyme on December 9, 2004, at 22:37:31
In reply to Re: withdrawals and pregnant » mandilynn, posted by MKB on December 9, 2004, at 17:05:22
I tried to go off Effexor XR less than a week ago when my husband and I decided to try to get pregnant. I'm a student and I have exams next week, and so yesterday after days of absolute hell I broke down and took 1/2 a 37.5 mg capsule. I just opened it and poured out the beads and then put 1/2 back in. I feel a lot better today but not completely.
Anyway, what I was going through before: chills, horrible shakes coming from inside to outside that felt deeper than shivers, bad nausea and some vomiting, vertigo, headache, colors looking weird/darker, and sort of an out-of-body feeling. I went and got a prescription for anti-nausea meds, and that helped some, but then 2 days ago I started with bad diarrhea which I assumed was due to that drug, so I stopped it, and yesterday I took the half pill. Still have the diarrhea and a bit of the nausea and color weirdness, but able to study at least. After exams I'm trying again.
Anyway, I still think going off it is the best for me and my future baby. Good luck!
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