Posted by Carolyne on October 30, 2006, at 9:08:04
In reply to Re: Withdrawl - sls, posted by corafree on October 28, 2006, at 17:34:38
Hey Guys,
I am on my fourth day without effexor XR. I had been taking them since February for anxiety attacks. I felt great on them but had to come off of them due to the hives I had begun to develop. I have been weaned off the medication in two weeks. I was on the 75 mg per day.
Besides the brain shivers and the odd vertigo feeling, it's not that bad. I bought this homeopathic book that says the best way to help your body cope with the withdrawals symptoms is to get some vitamin B6 in to your system as well as getting acupuncture done to help balance out your body. I have my first appointment tomorrow..
I don't think it is half as bad as everyone makes it out to be. I know before I was coming off I had read alot of threads on here that we're making me terrified of coming off of these, but it's not the end of the world. I do spend a lot of my time laughing at what it feels like, it does make you feel weird, but it's not unbearable.
poster:Carolyne
thread:457503
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