Posted by ReadersLeaders on December 4, 2005, at 23:06:53
In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal and side effects, posted by sassie on December 2, 2005, at 21:25:54
Oh, no, you also tapered way too fast. You can't cut doseages by 50% with any anti-depressant or you will start to go into withdrawals. You never stabilized at 37.50 and then you stopped taking it all together, that's why you are so sick. You need to restart the medication at 37.50 (or even go up to 50mg) and stay there until you feel better. Then start reducing your med. MUCH slower and with SMALLER cuts. See my note to the original poster of this thread.
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> im going through effexor withdrawal right now as well and its awful. i was only on it for a couple weeks and i demanded my doc take me off of it because i knew i was headed for trouble. it completely numbed all my emotions, made me not care about anything, and confused me and affected my decision making ability; also i felt physically sick and overtired and had horrible headaches.
> but now the withdrawal is even worse- i eased off of it from 75 to 37.5 mg and have been off it completely for 3 days. i am now an emotional wreck- sobbing all the time. i also have horrible dizziness and tiredness and im worried in going to faint. is this normal? cuz my doc thinks im exaggerating. someone please help, any advice would be appreciated, im desperate. and its only going to get worse cuz my docs going to start reducing my wellbutrin in a couple days . . .
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