Posted by blueheron on December 30, 2002, at 11:10:06
In reply to Re: Effexor Withdraw COLD TURKEY, posted by daisyduke on December 29, 2002, at 22:17:30
Back in August I was fed up with the sexual side of effexor xr (was on 150/day) and wanted to see what these much feared withdrawl symptoms were all about, so I went cold turkey... 150 -> 0 in one day... Lucky I had LOTS of experience with recreational psycoactives in my past, 'cause going cold turkey is a trip. Lots of brain zaps, visual distortions, muscle twitches... you name it, I felt it... The first two weeks were very interesting, incredible manic high accompanied by wild withdrawl, then the high subsided, but the withdrawl lasted about 7 weeks until there were no more symptoms. It wasn't THAT bad, if you have a 60's/70's drug culture background, but I can see how it would freak you out if you thought the withdrawl would never end.
By the way, the sex thing?, No More Frustration!, YAAAYYYYY!!!! I can attest that when you go off effexor, orgasms are fun again (and plentiful too!!!).
A footnote... I went back on effexor, to 150/day, once I knew I could kick it, I wanted and got the positive side back. But the orgasms became harder to achieve so my doc suggested wellbutrin. I am in the process of weaning off effexor, 150 -> 112.5 -> 75 -> 37.5 -> 0 and I have to say this is way better than cold turkeybottom line... cold turkey is like working for a relative, not recommended, but an experience
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