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Re: Quitting Effexor XR - and off of all other meds!

Posted by carolina on July 8, 2005, at 14:40:03

In reply to Re: Quitting Effexor XR - and off of all other meds!, posted by angelbean on July 8, 2005, at 3:43:23

> I have been on Effexor XR 150mg for 8 years. I too am coming off of it. Not because it's not working for me, but because I lost my insurance and this stuff is $140 a month! Believe me, if I could afford it, I would continue it forever.
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> Anyway, it has been 3 days since my last dose, and I think I'm actually feeling a little better. I have experienced all the side effects that everyone complains of, but I feel pretty good right now. I am frightened by the posts I've read here and elsewhere about the effects of coming off, especially without the benefit of tapering. So I wanted to let people know that one person out there is getting off it, and so far I'm ok. I would love to hear from some people who have been successful at getting off it without a lot of side effects. I'm hoping you're out there, and just not talking!
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> > Hi all,
> > I'm coming off of effexor xr and frankly am scared about it.

>hey i have stopped effexor b4 and didnt experience any awful side effects except mood swings but i was pregnant and the mood swings cont. so i feel it was the pregnancy, not the effexor causing them :-D i would never stop a med cold turkey ever again just b/c u never know what can happen but i was ok. do u live in a state that has a state type mental health center b/c some states do and even if u have no ins. they base ur fee on a sliding scale and give u samples of the meds if they have them. also u can always apply 4 medicaid in ur state b/c a lot more states are starting to realize mental illness is serious and some will approve state ins. if ur eligable 4 help-even if its just counseling and u dont want meds. i live in sc and i know that at one x sc was the #1 state to approve any needed assistance re: mental health ( i guess they figured most of us are crazy here !!! J/K ) its worth checking into just in case u start 2 feel bad. the info would be in the gov. section of ur phone book-take care and im here if u need me


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