Posted by jujube on September 16, 2004, at 22:52:46
In reply to Re: Off Effexor - Does it ever end!!! Please help, posted by justjustine on September 16, 2004, at 21:33:24
JustJustine,
Thanks for the response. I think the worst of it is over now. My uncle, who was diagnosed with dementia last year and also has a brain anyurysm (spelling??), had also been Effexor XR. He had the same response to Effexor as I had. He was weaned off Effexor recently and started having all these physical and emotional problems. Since I had been doing research on Effexor, including withdrawal, I was able to tell my aunt that my uncle was experiencing withdrawal symptoms (my aunt thought at one point that he had severe food poisoning, that his dementia was getting worse and that the brain clot was causing him to stumble, etc.). Poor guy. Having to accept the fact that you have dementia in your early 60's is hard enough to deal with.
> i went through effexor withdrawal earlier this year, and believe me you are not a whiner. it sucks. a lot. for a long time. and i couldn't find a doctor who wasn't completely clueless about it. i took vicodin, and i don't mind recommending that others try the same route. i took it for about a month, and stopped when i didn't need it anymore. it took care of most of the symptoms, with ambien to help me sleep. if you can get it, try it!
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