Posted by ChicagoKat on September 25, 2012, at 15:04:47
In reply to Effexor,can some1 give me advice....., posted by smoothste1 on September 25, 2012, at 11:49:29
> I have been on vanlafexine for about 11 years.First at 10mg then up to 225mg.The thing is i really do not feel well or normal thoughts and feelings,i feel like effexor is a waste of time,it does absolutly nothing to stop depression,so i just plod along.About 8 years ago i made my mind i wanted to get off effexor,so i was on xl version,and every day i would break open a capsule and take so many beads out each day.Basically i would take more out each week.This took me 1 year cutting down slowly.The best way so i thought.Then i was down to the last day of taking any beads,i took aprox 6/7 beads then i was finished with it.The next morning,i was so mentally ill.It was like a blanket covered my head,everything was blurred,the low was almost suisudal.I was on 100mg dexedrine also and the dexedrine when i took it,didnt work properly.I was not getting any good feeling from effexor withdrawl.I could feel it working a bit in my brain but the withdrawl of effexor was at the very front of my brain.I went to see my doc.Immediatly after a year of withdrawl he put me on 225mg again.I was just glad to get rid of the head pains.This year,i dont know how others cope,i went to see a new gp,she put me not on the capsule xl effexor,but round white pills.About the size of 5p.After 10 days i started to feel slightly diffrent,but i didnt understand or know it was a change of med with the effexor,well not the med but the type of med.Time went on and i got worse and worse.I could not go out,i was terrified,the feeling i had was awful,heartbeat out of rythen,sleep was up the wall.Until i was going totally mad,if i stood up to answer the phone from the sofa i would go dizzy,then black out and fall backwards this happened 30 plus times.The time went so slow,then i realised what it was,the efexor tablet form.I rushed to the docs and explained,she didnt seam to bothered but prescribed the capsuals.It must of took at least a couple of months to stop becoming dizzy and pass out......But i do not like effexor.I want off-it.I really do.Can somebody explain the best way to withdraw from it,can i take something else to help with the withdrawl maybe prozac,im not sure at all.And if my side effects is like 1 in 10,000 well im sure there leaflet knows how many millions are on this drug.My mum and nan died a few years ago,but if i cut 1 down to try it,i become extremely bereaved,dangerously sad and i want to cry as i miss them.Its an awful drug i hate it.Please get me off this cocktail of beads....
You mentioned seeing a GP. Have you seen a psychiatrist about this? He or she would be in a much better position to help you withdraw from effexor. He or she will have more knowledge and experience, and can prescribe you drugs that will help take the edge off the withdrawal. They may even be able to prescribe a different antidepressant tnat will negate any withdrawal effects at all. That's what happened with me. I was on Effexor and my psychiatrist prescribed Lexapro and I simply switched one morning and had no side effects at all. I admit I am lucky that way though; I don't usually have too much trouble with withdrawal. Good luck to you, and if you have any questions, we are all right here.
Regards,
Kat
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