Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 64

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Withdrawals from Effexor

Posted by Boontz on June 29, 1998, at 17:11:13

How do I get off of Effexor? I was at 37.5 mg twice per day, and now I'm at 17.75 twice per day. Do I need to go lower before I altogether cease? I tried to go cold-turkey, but the electricity pulses through my body nearly killed me.

 

Re: Withdrawals from Effexor

Posted by Dr. Bob on June 30, 1998, at 7:39:22

In reply to Withdrawals from Effexor, posted by Boontz on June 29, 1998, at 17:11:13

> How do I get off of Effexor?

There's a lot of discussion about this at:

http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/split/Antidepressant-discontinua.html

Good luck!

Bob

 

Re: Withdrawals from Effexor

Posted by Scott L. Schofield on May 15, 1999, at 10:49:22

In reply to Withdrawals from Effexor, posted by Boontz on June 29, 1998, at 17:11:13

> How do I get off of Effexor? I was at 37.5 mg twice per day, and now I'm at 17.75 twice per day. Do I need to go lower before I altogether cease? I tried to go cold-turkey, but the electricity pulses through my body nearly killed me.

The word "electricity" is a great description. Actually, the withdrawal symptoms reminded me quite a bit of what I experienced when I discontinued Ativan. With both drugs, I could not reduce the dosage from the smallest dosage unit (breaking the scored tablet) without suffering withdrawal. So I decided to nibble a very small amount whenever the syndrome would reappear. I held it under my tongue for a more rapid effect. The withdrawal symptoms would disappear within minutes. I should mention that I would allow the symptoms to continue for awhile before taking more Effexor. Intuitively, I thought that it might be the neuronal activity that occurs during withdrawal that is the stimulus for re-regulation. Whatever, it worked.

 

Re: Withdrawals from Effexor

Posted by Anita on May 19, 1999, at 15:22:39

In reply to Withdrawals from Effexor, posted by Boontz on June 29, 1998, at 17:11:13

> How do I get off of Effexor? I was at 37.5 mg twice per day, and now I'm at 17.75 twice per day. Do I need to go lower before I altogether cease? I tried to go cold-turkey, but the electricity pulses through my body nearly killed me.

I took effexor over a year and decided to wean myself due to the cost of the drug and the problems with orgasm. I am a registered nurse, and have suffered with depression most of my life. I found that after 24 hours the dizziness, which is mainly related to eye movement, is intolerable at times. Also experienced nausea and diarrhea. Hadn't connected it, but I'm also going through terrible lethargy and irritability. After reading the posts, I can see where it's coming from. I tried spacing doses out, and found that no matter what I tried the s/s would eventually return. This is day 7 without a dose of my 75mg, and although the symptoms tend to wax and wane, they remain none the less. I'm hopeful it will start to clear up, but I think I'll try the Benadryl and let you know if it helps. Thanks for all the helpful ideas!


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