Posted by apenname on June 25, 2005, at 14:11:37
In reply to Effexor Withdrawal, posted by emergingbutterfly on June 24, 2005, at 17:02:25
I experienced the runs, the dizziness, and eye-scan problem. I thought the runs was my reaction to stress (which is a "normal" symptom for me). My doctor had me split my 37.5 mg pill and have half (18.75 mg) a day for a week. I ended up waiting until the dizziness kicked in until taking the half-dose. Once I got to 2 days without it before the dizziness hit, I went down to 1/4 pill (~9.4mg). When I stopped Effexor I wanted to change my life and take on the world and got increasingly upset when I couldn't do everything, much less anything at all with being dizzy. My therapist also pointed out that I'm learning how to deal with depression (or even just normal life's problems) without the extra help of the drug.
My advice: Don't drive when fighting dizziness. I've done what I can to avoid it, getting help from family and friends and taking public transport after almost hitting a bicyclist on my first day without medicine and with dizziness.
Other people on the boards (http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/wdrawl/20050611/msgs/517178.html) have had success with vitamin combinations.
I've had some success as well with getting more exercise, and making sure not to skip meals or let myself get hungry or exhausted, although trying not to trade in an Effexor addiction for one of food.
I'm now down to 3 days without any Effexor XR, with a 9.25mg dose with me at all times should the dizziness return (I separated out 1/4 of the little "beads" and put them back into the capsule).
If what your doctor prescribed works, that's great! Good luck, and make sure to check for side effects from that.
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