Posted by Jiggitykid on February 11, 2005, at 20:30:34
In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal symptoms!, posted by Damos on February 11, 2005, at 18:39:40
I'm really glad to hear that the clouds are parting for you both! It's a nice feeling, isn't it? I had a strange experience last night. I woke up, absolutely certain that there was someone pressing something down on my back, right between my shoulder blades, so hard that I nearly couldn't breathe. I was trying to yell and couldn't. I woke up with the painful brain zaps and the shocks from the top of my head down to my toes. I had to get up and sleep in my chair in the den. I have always been a fairly vivid dreamer, but, until the effexor, I NEVER had the shocks and zaps along with the dreams. I hope that yours stay away once they have abated, but I thought I'd let you know, just FYI, that even after a year of being effexor-free, I'm still having the occasional zap/shock problem during sleep.
Take care!
> Hiya, Congrats brainshiver!!!!!!! YIPPEE!!!!!! Well I'm halfway through Day 6 of no effexor and I am just beginning to believe that I have been truly lucky and blessed. Lucky to have got off so lightly in terms of the withdrawal (so it seems). Blessed to have found this space and all of you who are now like family to me. Still got the zapps, the occassional brain pain, dyslexia, eyesight and some minor balance problems, but otherwise okay. There were a few days there when I had the attention span of a butterfly and memory retention of goldfish =0). Unfortunately my Tai Chi, Yoga and running require a bit more balance than I seem to be able to muster right now but that's okay. Have to say I've never been a big fan of gyms (too crowded for me).
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> Love to all, you're in my prayers.
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