Posted by Tesssi on June 23, 2004, at 20:00:30
In reply to Re: Still Effexor Free., my UPDATE - 6 months, posted by flyingdreams on June 23, 2004, at 12:42:02
I myself have been off Effexor for about a month now. My medical doctor gave me Prozac to help with the withdrawal, which was terrible. I didn't take as much Prozac as was prescribed. I was suppose to take 2 10mg capsules everyday for 2 weeks then go to 1 capsule everyday for 2 weeks then stop. I didn't take 2 capsules a day very long since i found that 1 capsule did the trick. I then went to one every other day and did notice some irritability and feeling like i had a cold on those off days. Finally i quit taking prozac about a week ago and have just experienced some cold like symptoms and some odd headaches. Very painful headaches in a defined portion of my head that also hurt on the outside as if someone had been pulling my hair. Has anyone else ever had these? I am asking because i have also stopped buspirone in the past week and am trying to get off ativan. So it could possibly be one of those giving me these awful headaches. I hope the effexor withdrawal gets easier for you. You may want to try Prozac to eliviate the symptoms. It worked for me, though i was apprehensive about going from one drug to another. Good luck and keep updating us on your progress.
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