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Re: Effexor withdrawal - very bad news

Posted by JennaStarrett on February 21, 2005, at 19:43:08 [reposted on February 21, 2005, at 20:34:21 | original URL]

In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal - very bad news, posted by Mary Dionne on February 21, 2005, at 19:09:44

> > > YOu present a good point. I am 55 and am forgetting names, I'm in the car and forget where I have to go etc; That seems pretty severe to me. Are these just senior moments you think??
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> > Hello,
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> > I just wanted to say that I had terrible forgetfullness while on Effexor. I am usually able to 5 things at once and gradually I began to notice that I would actually forget what I was doing and walk away to do something else. I couldn't remember doing the 1st thing until I went back and saw I had started something. It was driving me crazy. I couldn't even remember if I had taken my medicine or not. I also would drive around and forget where I was going. This is just one of the side effects I had from Effexor (there are many more, and the withdrawal was extremely scary). I am on different meds now and feel much better. I have my memory (and a lot of other things) back. Not sure if this the same as in your case, but It was my experience. Please feel free to pick my brain :) Take care, Jenna
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> I went off Effexor XR Friday and was given Prozac for 10 days to ease off. I am sick as a dog. I feel like I have the flu and like I'm going crazy. I'm having brain blips. I'm dizzy. I had HORRIBLE dreams last night. This has got to be the worst. Other than the Prozac and the aspirin I just took, can I do anything else? Dying here In Tennessee

Hello again. I went through many of the same things you are going through. I had the "brain zaps", aggitation, severe anxiety, nausea/vomiting, sweating, horrible realistic nightmares, etc. The withdrawal actually landed me in the emergency room because I didn't know what was going on. Then I went to the psych ward voluntarily because I have no family that could have watched me for the days after. I actully found this site after I got out of the hospital. I took Claratin D (someone on the post suggested it) to help with the withdrawals. It helped a lot in my case. Some people try Benadryl (but that makes me more jumpy), Claratin D did not. I would either take the 12 hour or 24 hour. Initially it took about 8 hours to start working, but I continued to take it and I felt much better. Again, this worked for me....and I checked with my doctor to get the OK. It takes a while to get over the withdrawals, but it is WELL WORTH IT! Please hang in there... P.S. It helped me to read some past posts... that's how I found the info on Claratin D. Keep writing and we'll all try to help you through :) Take care, Jenna


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