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Posted by cpallen79 on February 18, 2004, at 15:29:38
If anyone anywhere has any information on what to do, I'm desperate. I was on a small dosage of effexor until early November of this year (was on it for 13 months-tapered off). I felt fine for the first month, but then I started to develop anxiety, a rebound effect so to speak over the past two months. I've only been this anxious like once before when i was 17 (am 25 now). This terror has been going on non-stop for about 2 weeks now. I have terrible anxiety attacks, sleeping poorly... I'm tweaking out about every little stressful situation that comes my way and am having a horrible time functioning. I feel somewhat ok in the evenings but it starts right up again wheni wake up. If ANYONE out there has had similar rebound experiences, please talk to me and reassure me that I can get through this without trapping myself and going back on the meds. I'm desperate.
Posted by Lofwyr on February 18, 2004, at 15:48:16
In reply to HELP!!! EFFEXOR REBOUND- DESPERATE, posted by cpallen79 on February 18, 2004, at 15:29:38
> If anyone anywhere has any information on what to do, I'm desperate. I was on a small dosage of effexor until early November of this year (was on it for 13 months-tapered off). I felt fine for the first month, but then I started to develop anxiety, a rebound effect so to speak over the past two months. I've only been this anxious like once before when i was 17 (am 25 now). This terror has been going on non-stop for about 2 weeks now. I have terrible anxiety attacks, sleeping poorly... I'm tweaking out about every little stressful situation that comes my way and am having a horrible time functioning. I feel somewhat ok in the evenings but it starts right up again wheni wake up. If ANYONE out there has had similar rebound experiences, please talk to me and reassure me that I can get through this without trapping myself and going back on the meds. I'm desperate.
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I've been there...in the last few months I have really gone backwards in terms of my anxiety...i struggled as well. I'm not an expert, but you just have to remember that this is temporary. Have you thought about seeking furthur treatment. None of the SSRI's worked for me, just made me feel sick and such. I'm on my first day of Klonopin and feeling relief already.
Posted by crazychickuk on February 18, 2004, at 16:06:59
In reply to Re: HELP!!! EFFEXOR REBOUND- DESPERATE, posted by Lofwyr on February 18, 2004, at 15:48:16
cp same happened for me too... i am still suffering 3 yrs on.... effexor is a bad drug should come of the market... dam that drug dam it.. dam it dam it............ grrrr.... i am sorry got nothing good to say... maybe do what i didnt do, try and live without anything(meds) give ya brain a break for atleast 6mnths-yr, i started on a med within 3 mnths of the effexor.... maybe try and not take nothing just bear with it, maybe it does take a long time t come out ya system, we dont know what it does to our brains we only got placabo trials and stuff to go on... so no one knows..
Good luck to you
Donna
Posted by cpallen79 on February 18, 2004, at 16:50:02
In reply to Re: HELP!!! EFFEXOR REBOUND- DESPERATE, posted by Lofwyr on February 18, 2004, at 15:48:16
Does anyone think that this rebound is caused by not having the drug in me? I NEVER had these types of anxiety problems like this. I'm so scared. I really want to stay med free and if only I could find someone who has come out of rebound. Could it be that its jsut my brain getting used to not having the meds through various emotional situations? Granted I've had soem major stress this past couple of weeks but nothing that I couldn't handle any given time before. Why am I so anxious and panicky?
Posted by crazychickuk on February 18, 2004, at 16:52:44
In reply to Re: HELP!!! EFFEXOR REBOUND- DESPERATE, posted by cpallen79 on February 18, 2004, at 16:50:02
Because u r worrying...... get a benzo to keep you calm, probably because there is no more med in you system i dont know.. just get a benzo, stay calm, you will be ok.. we hear ya pain...
Your friend Donna
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