Posted by jenni.39 on November 15, 2002, at 18:21:57
In reply to Re: effexor withdrawal...it's only seratonin!!?jx, posted by colin wallace on March 1, 2002, at 5:05:48
> Hi john,
>
> I've been on certain ssri's that I absolutely rejected from day one aswell; I recall from discussions elsewhere (solely about effexor) that some lucky individuals had taken it successfully for years, and suffered only minimal
> 'distress' when coming off the stuff.Others, as you probably know, go through awful experiences following only a few weeks of its use.I think in the main though, withdrawal does seem to be a serious problem for a substantial number of people (hence the FDA forced labelling changes to Wytheth Amerst, or whoever they are).
> I'd be way out of my depth guessing why you and others come away unscathed - it doesnt seem to be dose related either (I was only on 75mg for four or five months!)You may have something there though- perhaps because you seemed to reject it outright,and never became 'reliant' upon it, those withdrawals never manifested.Me, I became totally reliant upon it in order to function at all (so perhaps I shouldn't gripe, eh?!)Hence the nasty withdrawals.Just a fumbling guess though- no one has yet accounted for it , except in the vaguest terms.
> (incidentally, it did wonders for my anxiety-I was able to drop xanax successfully whilst taking it-but alas it
> kept causing angry mood swings)
i am an 'angry depressive' ie i get angry instead of taking to my bed, angry and aggressive...have come off anti deps b4 but am scared of depression returning..seems like a catch 22, i am anxious anyway, higher than normal but it is a necessary thing, am thinking do people adjust to the anti deps therefore cant cope with own levels of anxiety when withdrawing? i don't want to be on them forever but the thought of slipping into depression again is so scarey....being a highly anxious person i suppose it would be....arrrgghh catch 22!!
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