Posted by Jill D on August 15, 2001, at 11:24:37
I took my last 37.5mg of effexor 7/3/01 and after several weeks, I am not feeling the withdrawal effects. My doctor had me go from my normal 75mg/day (this is as high as I would allow her to give me) down to 37.5mg/day to 37.5/every other day. On the 3rd day after my last capsule, I was in bed, dizzy, visual oversensitivity, irritable, and just plain sickly feeling. My husband & mom helped take care of the kids - I was unable to take care of them myself. 2nd week was better but I still felt dizzy & same eye problems. 3rd week was even better. I just went for my yrly gyn checkup yesterday. Found out that I had gained 21 lbs in one year. She said that effexor might have attributed to it (why can't doctors just come out and be honest & say "Why yes, it was your meds that cause excessive weight gain"). She also wants me go back to my psych. & find something new. Why did I go off you may ask? Besides weight gain, and no sexual appetite? (which by the way, the latter is better now). I also could have cared less about the things I value about myself - creative expression, artistic imagination ( I stopped drawing, designing and even reading). Now I sit here crying (again, what's new). What the heck will help - prozac didn't, some other drug I can't even spell didn't, and I knew when I got going on effexor, it wouldn't. I'm getting frustrated & very, very tired of it all.
poster:Jill D
thread:75136
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