Posted by Lou Pilder on March 17, 2003, at 20:28:13
In reply to Lou's reply to leeann's post-6B-the helpers, posted by Lou Pilder on March 17, 2003, at 20:02:23
leeann,
You wrote,[...what are the effects?...]
When you first start on the road to freedom from psychotropic drugs, in most cases that I know of, including my own, I encountered a state of horror. This state contains severe agitation, depression, dread, fellings of hopelessness, physical symptoms like nausea, sweating,anxiety, gloom and a feeling that [unless you overcome this state, you could not endure it]. This is the first milestone on the road to recovery. Here your body is reacting to the loss of the drugs in one way or another. The word "suffering" may have to be redefined here, but be of good cheer, for these effects will lessen each day.
I was never given Effexor, but I know of others that discontinued the drug and they said that the effects were of the severe nature like hallucinations and convulsions, not that you would have them, but you could. But recognising that before hand is good so that you know that it is an effect and not part of a conditio that may be permanant, unless that was part of your condition before you were prescribed the drug. There is the possibility that you will not experiance this situation, for I do not know how much and for how long you have taken the drug.
Lou
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