Posted by Detroit on March 26, 2005, at 9:50:08
In reply to Re: About the Effexor XR Withdrawal » winddancer, posted by SLS on March 26, 2005, at 8:32:19
This discussion thread has been a godsend to me so far.
I have been tapering down E-XR from 150mg over the past year, and stopped cold-turkey from 37.5mg this week (Tuesday pm was last dose).
Yesterday (Friday - aka day 3) was hell on earth! My wife and I did some searching and found your site and this thread.
At dinnertime last night I broke open a 37.5 capsule and took roughly 1/3 of the granules. The ear ringing stopped in about 2 hours and I slept last night! No weird sensations (not pain, not tingling - someone posted about an almost electrical sensation which seems to describe it somewhat) in my feet and legs to keep me awake. Woke up today to no dizziness when I move my eyes, nor any brain flashes(?), although I feel them starting slowly...
Going to try the suggestion to take a small amount from a capsule as symptoms appear - not on a set schedule - and see how it goes. I will talk to my doc on Monday about the tablets.
Thanks to all who have shared here (both good and bad experiences) it has been helpful to me so far. I'll keep you posted on how my process goes.
-Detroit
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