Posted by invisiblemanpa on October 22, 2004, at 8:24:41
In reply to Re: Brain Shivers Trying to Get off Effexor! HELP!, posted by AWR on October 22, 2004, at 7:37:49
Was your Dr. family practice of psy.? Anyone except, a very few, could ever stop Effexor cold turkey. It still amazes me all of the physcians and psy. that can write scripts for these meds. and don't really know anymore than what the drug rep. tells them. It is scary to think about all of the other conditions that they are writing meds for. I have an aunt that is in her 80s and is on about 20 meds., including 2 or 3 AD, 2 benzos, etc. Whatever she asks for, they write. Just like the chiropractors in this area that grouped together and were writing hundreds of scripts for Oxycotin for anyone that would pay for a visit. It's all about money and premiums & kickbacks from the drug companies. The day of the truely caring family doctor or psy., I am afraid has gone the way of the typewriter and the milk man. Sorry, I got off on the wrong subject. But it is the truth. Everytime I go to the family doctor or psy., there is a pharm. rep, with tons of samples, bags of goodies and probably a check or envelope of cash. And we have all gotten sucked into it. This site also helped me, as I picked up pretty quick that I had to wean myself off, plus adding Omega 3 and Niacin, not only for my effexor high cholesterol, may have helped withdrawl symptons. I think being able to take Klonopin also helped. Good luck!
Ed
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