Posted by Mercedes on January 19, 2004, at 20:50:41
In reply to Re: Electrical shock-like sensations » sick of being sick, posted by ZAPPA on January 19, 2004, at 12:24:02
Zappa,
I cannot beleive, well yes I do, that your doc told you to stop cold turkey.I too was on 300 mgs of Effexor and weened myself down. If I remember right, cause my memory was affected too, I went down to 225 for a week then 150 for two weeks, then 75 for a week, maybe two, don't remember, then 37.5 for two weeks, then nothing. Each decrease from the 150 had the brain zaps, with eye movement, even typing, was a brain zap with each keystroke.
Then the REAL zaps and dizzyness and confusion and.... started and it took me 5 weeks to finally be free of Effexor. That was my experience in weening down.
Good luck and push your doc to research what you're feeling. That's why he/she get's paid.
Mercedes
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