Posted by elka on February 22, 2005, at 0:09:09
In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal - physical symptoms » SLS, posted by Damos on February 21, 2005, at 20:04:25
hello, withdrawers :)
this is elka. i was on effexor 37.5 for 1week, then increased to 75 for 1week, then back to 37.5 for 1 week due to severe side effects ( the most scary ones -terrible palpitations, very irregular heart bit, increased panic symptoms, in addition to regular constant nausea, vomiting, drawsiness, fatigue, etc.). all together i took effexor for 3 weeks, and a couple of days ago made a decision to discontinue due to really bad side effects. i have been taking clonazepam 0.25 to 0.5/day to coop with the side effects of effexor. now i think i am dealing with the withdrawal from effexor even though i've been on it for just 3 weeks!!! i still have palpitations ( not as bad as before but still very scary!), nausea, heavy dizziness and lightheadness, poor concentration etc. i am trying paxil now for 3 days ( started with a min dose of 12.5). any thoughts on whether this sounds completely crazy or all this could be side effects/withdrawal from effexor? i am not very experienced with drugs... actually i've been always against drugs but made a decision to do it now because nothing else didn't seem to help with my severe depression and panic attacks...
any wisdom would be greatly appreciated :)
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