Posted by SamIAm on February 18, 2005, at 11:53:27
In reply to Effexor withdrawal - physical symptoms, posted by Wings17 on February 17, 2005, at 14:26:20
When I went completely off from 37.5 to 0 I started itching randomly from head to toe. At one minute it was my arm, then a few minutes later it was my foot and so on. This is a withdrawal sympton. I had so many withdrawal symptons I was put back on the medication at 75mgXR, but now I am going to try and wean more slowly using the tablets instead of the capsulesXR version. The tablets come in 37.5mg and 25mg. You can buy a pill cutter for around $4.00 at any pharmacy (got mine at Walmart).
> Has anybody ever itched a lot? Started on 75 mg around 3 yrs ago. Bumped up to 150 1 1/2 yrs ago. Went to 112.5 for 2 weeks, then 75 for 2 weeks, now down to 37.5 for 3 days. Have been itching frequently, and have started noticing small whelt-like marks. A few on my arm, one or two on my leg. Not sure if the itching causes the whelts or vice versa. Been working out 5 x wk for a month, and have been dealing w/stress really well. Been sleeping a MILLION percent better, and have actually felt happier, so I know this is the way to go. Work has really stressed me out this week tho, so I'm hoping that's what causing the itching.
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