Posted by Smeegle on December 8, 2004, at 20:19:54
In reply to Re: effexor withdrawal symptoms » dancingstar, posted by dancingstar on December 7, 2004, at 22:08:47
Effexor sucked the life out of me. It worked quite well for the depression, but the fatigue and brain fog were overwhelming at 300mg. Taking 200mg Provigil worked wonders but just masked the problem.
Started ramping up on Lamictal the same week I started ramping down the Effexor. (after 3+ years at 300mg, I was petrifed at what I was about to go thru getting off Effexor). Three weeks later I am down to 75mg, with ZERO problems. My moods are swinging pretty bad but I am still not at a theraputic dose on the Lamictal. My main fear (besides the brain zaps) was that I got severe SI when I was so much as late on my Effexor dose. I'm not great, but feel optimistic that it will improve as I increase the Lamictal.
Smeegs
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