Posted by KaraS on July 3, 2004, at 19:38:23
In reply to effexor withdrawel, posted by bair on July 3, 2004, at 10:26:18
> Hi, I stopped taking 150mgs of effexor 3 weeeks ago, cold turkey. I have never felt so bad in my life. I am screaming at my family and anyone else that gets in the way. I cry all the time and my mood swings are constant.I am having awful
> nightmares and wish this was over. Anyone have any ideas how long this is going to go on? I am afraid to leave my house. I have not seen a DR. yet, but I am considering it today. Any insight would be very appreciated. ThanksWhy would you want to go off of this stuff all at once? It's much too dangerous. I think you're lucky you're not getting extremely nauseous and dizzy with lots of brain zaps. You have to go off of this drug VERY SLOWLY and it helps to take a small amount of Prozac or another long acting serotonergic med while you're reducing. Read the other posts here on this subject and also Dr. Bob has a blurb on this that you should read. Why torture yourself and your family needlessly?
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