Posted by Fathe on January 24, 2005, at 21:28:16
In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal - very bad news, posted by worm on January 24, 2005, at 11:57:16
<Then I found this board, and the hints helped me <a lot. Just knowing the cause of the brain zaps -<which were followed immediately by blinding <rage - (I thought I could have killed someone if <they were within reach)that passed through my <brain like white heat! Really hard to explain
Hi WormThis is the one withdrawal symptom which really frightens me sometimes. I have all the others too but they are not as upsetting as the blinding anger I can burst into. Last year, when I attempted to stop effexor then, it was the rage that made me think I was having some kind of breakdown and needed to go back on it. So I did.
This year, after telling myself I wanted to stop but more importantly, finding this site, I realized I could do it and realized the rage is part of the withdrawal. I am managing the physical symptoms but the unpredictale rage is so unlike me.
Does anyone know why this occurs? How long does this last?
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