Posted by sheri on February 7, 2004, at 12:30:51
In reply to Re: Anyone NOT had trouble getting off this med?, posted by justjustine on February 7, 2004, at 11:17:34
THANK YOU!! your message was really helpful. his brother is with him now so I think he is ok, and I read your message to his brother over the phone along with some other info I found based on your suggestions. Yet, he is hesitant to take a bit more effexor so he can then taper off without the approval of his doctor. so he has call into his doctor. he is going to ask his doctor about opening up the capsuls and taking some in order to tapper off. i guess he still sort of trusts this doctor for some reason, but is interested in finding a new doctor. but how does he find a new doctor? do you know of any web pages where people recommend doctors in different cities?? thank you again!! sheri
> your friend's doctor doesn't have the proper experience in dealing with withdrawal from effexor.
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> please tell your friend to log in here and search the old posts - effexor withdrawal is a hellride, especially if you have rebound depression on top of the physical symptoms.
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> i was sick for a month and took vicodin to get through it. another person wrote here the other day they were taking lortab - that's how bad it can be.
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> also try this search engine www.vivisimo.com and search for venlafaxine withdrawal taper and other info.
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> if his effexor is the caplets, he only needs to get a razor blade and start shaving them down. save what he shaves off, for cost effectiveness. i had capsules and opened them up and poured it off.
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> but please emphasize to him that this is real and won't get better until it gets worse for at least a week or two. in fact, if he's only one day off, the withdrawals are only beginning to hit and aren't even close to peaked.
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> i'm praying for him!
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> > HI: a friend just called because he is miserable and has been crying all day. his doctor told him it was fine to go off effexor cold turkey!! he was also surprised to learn that effexor is not an SSRI? I suggested that maybe some of crying could be part of the withdrawal. does this make sense to anyone? what else can I tell him? can anyone explain to me what effexor is if it is not an SSRI? he says he can not taper off because his effexor is in caps that he can not break apart. does that sound right? thank you!!! Sheri
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