Posted by dsm3r on February 24, 2007, at 12:56:38 [reposted on March 24, 2007, at 16:01:16 | original URL]
In reply to Effexor Withdrawal Solution, posted by Jouezmoi on February 22, 2007, at 16:55:51
> All .... I have great news. A solution that has worked and I am finally Effexor free.
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> After suffering for 3 months trying to get off of this drug, I finally got my doc to do something. He did some thinking and some research and came up with the simplest thing that worked immediately. Understand, I was down to 37.5mg a day and could not get below that without the debilitating withdrawal effects that you all have described, and had only been on 75mg a day for about 7 months.
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> The solution? Tranxene. This drug is also used for severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms, and for some reason it worked perfectly for me.
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> I started with Tranxene T, 10mg twice daily. By the 3rd day, the symptoms were gone ... gone ... no brain shocks, no brain shivers, no nausea, no nightmares .. back to normal. The regimen is 10mg twice daily for 1 week, then once daily for the 2nd week and thats it.
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> I am finally free, and tranxene is a cheap drug. I think my doc needs an award for this one, because nowhere in all my research have I seen this as an option.
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> You gotta try this.
>Hi - do you mean you are off all meds or just the effexor? Are you using tranxene as a substitute for effexor? How are you doing? Sorry for all the questions - but if I could transition to a medication that has less side effects and costs a whole lot less would be a Godsend. I would greatly appreciate it if you could post more information. Thanks so much for the new info!!!!
Blessed journeys -
D
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