Posted by KimberlyDi on July 7, 2003, at 12:56:21
In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal » beatrix, posted by Snoozy on July 5, 2003, at 2:04:35
I imagine they keep it quiet because of bad publicity, the power of suggestion, or the fact the evidence is based on *basket-cases* like us! That was said jokingly! I went off Effexor once and had less W/D than when I quit Paxil. I'm still curious to see if the W/D is on Effex Reg or Effex XR (or both). I hear it mainly from the XR's but XR is prescribed the most now.
Kim
> I had a terrible withdrawl experience with Effexor. I wasn't warned about tapering, and I just stopped it cold turkey.
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> I've heard of using low doses of Prozac to help with Effexor withdrawl - because of the long half-life (of Prozac). And as you noted, you didn't have problems coming off of it. Might be worth looking into.
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> Very interesting that your husband sees Effexor withdrawl in the ER every few weeks. I wish after all these years there would be greater knowledge about withdrawl :(
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> I hope you're able to find something that helps you get through this. Good luck.
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