Posted by KrissyP on February 26, 2003, at 0:44:18
In reply to Re: Anyone have NO WITHDRAWL or minimal with EFXR? » KrissyP, posted by Jack Smith on February 26, 2003, at 0:25:28
> > > Also, how does effexor withdrawl compare to paxil withdrawl? Which one is worse?*********
> > When i went off of Effexor-XR in December, I had minimal if no withdrawal effects. What happened when the drug was finally OUT of my system wa pure living hell, so I satrted back on it yesterday.
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> I assume you are talking about rebound depression/anxiety and not withdrawl? What is your diagnosis and what meds are you on, if any, in addition to effexor???--------For the first week or two getting off of Effexor-XR, yes I felt "foggy", and frustrated. However, those feelings went away and they weren't severe. I was diagnosed with major depression in 1995. I was diagnosed with Bipolar 2 in Nov. 1999. I was in a sophomore English class and my teacher made this statement, "You are really, really 'up', or you are really, really 'down' when you come to class". This was back in 1986 and it was ignored. I have, for the most part had severe mood swings most of my 32 years. Currently, I am on 75mg Effexor-XR 1x a day, 2mg Klonopin at night for sleep, 100mg Seroquel for sleep, and 50mg Lamictal 1x at night. I hope this helps?
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