Posted by apenname on November 22, 2005, at 19:42:28
In reply to Re: scared of effexor and withdrawal, posted by 3mom on November 21, 2005, at 20:49:32
I took Effexor XR (225 mg was what was effective) for depression and anxiety. Yeah, maybe this is a situation a bit more severe than what a 75mg dose would treat.
The Effexor XR really made things easier to deal with, but it gave me high blood pressure(more probable at high doses) and as far as I could tell, no other symptoms. Remember: just because a symptom is listed on a pamphlet doesn't mean you're going to get it, people are not identical, and neither is their experience to medicine.
Going off the Effexor at first was awful, but I came here and followed the gradual withdrawal method, and that made it reasonable. My dose level and most others in these posts are high compared to your 75 mg. Living without the medicine helping is very difficult at this point, but I still consider the whole thing worth it. Definitely talk to your regular physician. Mine wanted me to have regular blood tests to check some sort of possible long term effect of Effexor - I forget what.
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