Posted by Allen F. on January 25, 2002, at 23:50:47
In reply to Anyone had success on Effexor XR? , posted by jp on October 24, 1999, at 14:59:14
In 1990 I starting taking Prozac and thought it was no big deal. The doctor casually proscibed it and I took it up until about six months ago. I heard about Selexia (sp?) and changed ... big mistake. Didn't help. The Doctor then put me on Effexor, which I didn't do well on, so he tried me on something else. Long story short, the changes caused havic with my system and a Phyc. put be back on Effexor.
I started having physical problems (side effects) but the Phyc. says that he hasn't had problems with patients on Effexor, especially at the low dose (75 mg) I am on. He wants me to go off over a period of about two weeks. Says it will be no big deal. On the advice of another Doc. I have been reducing it at about 10% per week and have been more irritable than normal. I have had problems in the mornings all along (is this normal with Effexor) but it seems to be worse.
What have others experienced when weaning off. Any experience with tapering off over a longer period of time versus a few weeks? Does the "irritability" go away? How can I protect those around me from the effects of weaning off?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
poster:Allen F.
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