Posted by carolina on July 6, 2005, at 14:34:18
In reply to Quitting Effexor XR - and off of all other meds!, posted by starlight on July 6, 2005, at 12:38:06
> Hi all,
> I'm coming off of effexor xr and frankly am scared about it. I take only 75mgs, and am glad it's a low dose as I'm sure it will be easier to handle than coming off of a higher dose. It's actually not that I'm scared of experiencing the withdrawal, more that I'm scared about not having it since I like it. It's done a good job of treating my depression. I'm also coming off of my other drugs too! And am glad about that totally. I've been reducing my trileptal and the lamictal will be the last thing to go. Hubbie and I are considering getting pregnant, which is why I'm coming off of the drugs. But frankly, I've never been convinced I was bipolar, and really think I just had problems with depression. So in a way, this is good because it will give me a clean start.
>
> For those of you who have gone through this, please share your thoughts. Even better if you've come off of other drugs at the same time. How long did it take you to feel better?
> Thanks,
> STarlight
i have gotten off several meds cold and several of those x's i hit bottom within 2 weeks.3 x's i did fine for quite some x, a year or more but i now know to NEVER stop meds at once b/c u just never know what can happen. i have been slowly taken off effexor and experienced no bad side effects but when i weined off my klonopin my anxiety and depression came back hard. i had to take antidepressants and klonopin through both my pregnancies and thank God my boys are healthy but being high risk the drs felt strongly that there were more benefits to outweigh the risks. just work w/ ur dr and when ur off all the meds see how u feel after some time. i really hope it goes well. i also know people who have been diagnosed w/ being bipolar and the drs were wrong and 1 friend in particular did MUCH better off the meds than on. he had mild depression and the meds made him feel bipolar.best wishes
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