Posted by 4WD on June 27, 2005, at 23:05:12 [reposted on June 28, 2005, at 18:03:05 | original URL]
In reply to Effexor XR NO Withdrawal?, posted by TJ3 on June 27, 2005, at 22:10:35
> Does anyone have a positive experience with discontinuing Effexor XR? I have been decreasing over the past 2 weeks from 150 mg. Today I tried to go without, and felt a little "high" (?) and dizzy on & off throughout the day. It got progressively worse until I decided to take a small dose. Is there any way to come off this stuff more quickly? (I don't want it to take months!!) And how long does it really take to feel mostly normal after totally stopping?
I got over the physical withdrawal fairly quickly. The brain zaps and all lasted only a couple of weeks. However the anxiety is still with me. It has been three months. The first two months were incredibly horrible. Abject terror. I'd have died without Klonopin. It is getting gradually better but I've read here that it can take 4-5 months for the anxiety to go away completely. This may not happen to you at all, though if you didn't have an anxiety disorder to start with. Good luck.marsha
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