Posted by Damos on February 21, 2005, at 20:04:25
In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal - physical symptoms » Damos, posted by SLS on February 21, 2005, at 8:08:00
Hi Scott,
When I was tapering I was only experiencing the zapps and a little dizziness for a few days each time. When I went to zero the zapps and eye problems were the first to hit, then the itching which was mostly confined to the forearms and dizziness. The nausea came on about day 3 from memory (this seems to have suffered a bit too) with the flu like symptoms. Nausea was the first to go around day 5 or 6 and I started to get cocky and then the emotion trouble started around day 10 and I still seem to be a bit up and down and my judgement is a bit off too.
On 0mg the zapps and dreams and stuff were all much more intense than when I was just cutting down, and so were the headaches. but never having been a big headache sufferer it's kind of hard to be objective about them. I didn't dare drive the car for 10 days but around day 13 the dizziness eased significantly and I haven't had any zapps today.
Hope this helps.
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