Posted by FaithT on January 3, 2005, at 7:15:18
In reply to Re: I AM GRATEFUL for Effexor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, posted by not2late4u on January 3, 2005, at 0:48:15
Dear Renee~
I'm glad that you had a good experience while on Effexor, and I wish you good results while tapering down.
I was able to taper off the drug, after being on it for a year and a half. I did go back on it, but it wasn't becuase of the withdrawl symptoms...it was because I found out that I need to stay on it, after my depression returned with a vengence.
It works for me, and without it, I'm a blubbering idiot that sits and cries all day. Prior to my Melanoma diagnosis, I had no history what so ever of depression, but at 33, with a one year old baby, my world was turned upside down...Effexor allows me to function, despite my fears, and that's a miracle.
As far as the withdrawl, the one time that I did it...It is hard once you take the very last pill. I was fine tapering down, but I had the brain zaps and insomnia that everybody gets. It passed after about 3 weeks or so. Then,I was fine, until the depression came back..
Just go very slowly, and do it along with your psychiatrist to help. I wish you only the best.
Faith~
> Faith, I too had the impression is was a site for those who "hated effexor". But I chose to keep posting my experience because I sure want anyone who falls upon this site to get boths views.
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> UPDATE for past few days of tapering off:
> Day 6 = 112.50 thurs
> Day 7 = 112.50 fri
> Day 8 = 112.50 sat
> Day 9 = 75mg Sunday - Today
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> Still same slight withdraw symptoms as mentioned previously, nothing that brings me down or causes me to not function or live my life, so far. I will tell you that I havent had 1 MIGRANE since tapering off and that was a HUGE side effect for me. I dont regret taking effexor, it did what I needed it to do for the time I needed it.
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> As for not having orgasm, for me the higher the dose, the harder it was. May I suggest "vigel" for any girl who needs help acheiving one. Renee
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