Posted by Sophia B on July 24, 2001, at 16:13:08
In reply to Re: Buspar - is it really helpful for anxiety?, posted by jotho on July 24, 2001, at 11:14:56
Thanks for the reply. I was on 75 MG (once a day) of Effexor since April. I quit "cold turkey" 12 days ago. I'm now realizing that probably wasn't the best thing for me to do. I hate to start back on the Effexor at this point, though. I will see what I can find on all of the search engines. I just wish my doctor would do the same. Somehow, I doubt that he ever would. I am grateful to know that there are others out there who are going through, or have gone through the same things I am now. I was starting to think that maybe I had a brain tumor or something. Thanks again for the reply.....
Sophia> To Sophia B....Of course it's all in your head but not because you are 'creating' these side-effects. It would appear (this is certainly a guess on my part) that either traces of Effexor are still in your system...you did not mention when you stopped taking it...or, as many of us are concerned of, the Effexor has altered the physiology (hopefully temporarily) of certain receptors and their peripheral systems. It is about 7 weeks since i stopped Effexor entirely (after reducing the dosages over the course of a month) and i still have some of the brain "swooshing". I would put Buspar on this site's search engine and read all the postings regarding it. I would then get on a web search engine (google is good) and read everything you can. And, personally, if my doctor told me the side-effects i was feeling from Effexor withdrawal were figments of my imagination, i would tell him to get on the search engine also, instead of listening exclusively to drug reps. for his information.
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