Posted by jgrl on February 1, 2006, at 22:48:05
In reply to Re: Effexor XR withdrawal » Liz7711, posted by wad on December 13, 2005, at 10:04:53
All of this withdrawal info really scares me. I recently decided to stop taking my anti'ds and never realized what I'd be up against. I've been taking effexor for just over a year (150mg/day) and just had my scrip reduced to 75mg. Today I've had the worst headache I've had in a long time and started feeling major anxiety. It freaked me out because it's only been a few days that I've been on 75mgs. I don't know what to do? I really hope that my receptors are still functioning on their own and not damaged from the meds. I don't want to be on anti-d's for the rest of my life. I wanted to stop because I feel like I can cope with everything on my own, now I'm questioning that. Part of my reason for wanting to be med free was due to the sexual side effects. I'm just barely in my 3o's and want to experience my peek...but the desire hasn't been what it normally was. I hate feeling like I'm dysfunctional in my own body. I deserve to experience sexual pleasure with my husband...but at what price? If the withdrawal symptoms are dibilitating, surely sex will be the last thought in my mind. I'm not sure what to do....I iwsh I would have looked into this before taking and tapering!
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