Posted by Jim45 on February 3, 2009, at 15:25:27
In reply to Re: Depersonalization and Effexor... » jms600, posted by SLS on January 31, 2009, at 12:44:40
I just wanted to warn you about Effexor.
I went through TERRIBLE trauma for over a year after stopping high-dose effexor I'd been taking for 4 or 5 years.
If I had an enemy, I wouldn't want them to go through the mental agony I did. After 2 years off the stuff I still wasn't myself. Many meds can cause the very problems they're designed to treat by downregulation or related neurological homeostasis. I caution people to be careful with psych meds (dose and duration of treatment)
I do admit I took more than I needed to function. I took a lot because it helped me but it helped too much. I almost left my precious Wife. Others who have used or known someone on Effexor often tell similar stories. Not mania, but close. It was like being a silly teenager again.
SO....if you must take Effexor, and it helps you, take as little as needed as short a time as possible.
Good luck!
Jim
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