Posted by Dkscully on January 31, 2005, at 18:20:32
In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal - very bad news » Dkscully, posted by gadman on January 31, 2005, at 17:38:09
> I have been off of Effexor now for 9 Days and know where you are coming from.
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> I have to repeat though I can never tell what is Effexor Withdrawal and what is my original illness because they seem so similar.
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> Everything I read suggests that yes, 5 weeks is NOT uncommon for the withdrawal symptoms and YES everything well go back to normal. When you might ask? It depends on the individual sorry to say... But be assured everything will be fine!
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> Gadman
Thanks, I need that right now! I think I'm definitely worse than I was before all this fun with meds, which is scary. I used to sort of be the type of person who could "suffer silently," meaning that I always seemed to be together and got everything done that I needed to, no matter how much time I spent crying alone in my room or having panic attacks that very few people knew about. Now, I almost have to disclose my situation to people, because I just feel so bad and am so unproductive, particularly later in the day...I just picked up some Claritin, since some people say that relieves the symptoms, but I really don't want to be taking anything else on a regular basis--for those of you who used that, how long/often did you take those to relieve your symptoms?
I guess I should be proud of going 5 weeks, Effexor-free, but really I'm just scared.
Again, thanks... I'm so glad I found this place.
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