Posted by wilsonme on August 10, 2004, at 15:54:54
In reply to Re: effexor and side effects, posted by King Vultan on August 10, 2004, at 14:27:51
> > Hi, I have been taking Effexor xr for a while now and I want to get off of it because of sexual side effects so they weaned me off of it and put me on wellbutrin. I have been taking Wellbutrin for 3 days now without any effexor and the last 2 days I have had flu-like symptoms, how long will they last?
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> You are suffering withdrawal symptoms from the Effexor; in my case, the flu-like symptoms would generally last a few days when I would go off Effexor, but other withdrawal symptoms, such as tinnitus and vertigo in my case, would persist longer. Even with weaning off the Effexor, withdrawal symptoms are still very common. However, this is a much better way to go than dropping the med cold turkey, which can cause extremely severe and debilitating withdrawal symptoms.
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> Todd
>Thanks for the help. I just feel terrible. I didn't know if I was reacting bad to the wellbutrrin or what? How long are we talking, like a week? or longer?
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