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Posted by Elahn Z on September 26, 2000, at 8:12:42
I am trying to get off Effexor.
I do not want to take any other Anti-D.This "medicine" has been good for me, but I feel like many things are wrong, especially the withdrawl symptoms getting off them.
I see at this site so many other people saying the same things - they weren't aware that this would be like this. That getting off Effexor is a painful experience in itself.
I hav felt at the best of times that taking effexor was like taking a mild form of ecstacy, the party drug.
The main reason I was prescribed Anti-D's was because of party burn out and drug induced psychosis.When I take a tablet of effexor, after half an hour I feel a mild rush of the sedating qualities of the drug.
I have tried to go cold turkey and, like others, have sufferd. I know I must go off them and suffer for a few weeks while I readjust to "normal life".
Please let me know what you think.
Elahn Z
Posted by michael on September 26, 2000, at 23:34:00
In reply to Effexor feels like ecstacy, posted by Elahn Z on September 26, 2000, at 8:12:42
Try tapering off the med, rather than cold-turkey...? What is the dose you are taking?
I know many people have reported difficulty/withdrawl when stopping effexor...
fwiw, I went from 225mg to 0mg in just a few days, with no withdrawl. What I did was cut the dose in half every couple of days... Many, of course, need to taper much more slowly... Good luck.
> I am trying to get off Effexor.
> I do not want to take any other Anti-D.
>
> This "medicine" has been good for me, but I feel like many things are wrong, especially the withdrawl symptoms getting off them.
>
> I see at this site so many other people saying the same things - they weren't aware that this would be like this. That getting off Effexor is a painful experience in itself.
>
> I hav felt at the best of times that taking effexor was like taking a mild form of ecstacy, the party drug.
> The main reason I was prescribed Anti-D's was because of party burn out and drug induced psychosis.
>
> When I take a tablet of effexor, after half an hour I feel a mild rush of the sedating qualities of the drug.
>
> I have tried to go cold turkey and, like others, have sufferd. I know I must go off them and suffer for a few weeks while I readjust to "normal life".
>
> Please let me know what you think.
>
> Elahn Z
Posted by michael on September 27, 2000, at 17:52:45
In reply to Re: Effexor feels like ecstacy, posted by michael on September 26, 2000, at 23:34:00
...just wanted to correct myself:
- when I tappered off effexor xr, I reduced my dose by 75mg/day every couple of days
(not, as I said below, by cutting the dose in half every few days) Sorry for the mis-statement.
> Try tapering off the med, rather than cold-turkey...? What is the dose you are taking?
>
> I know many people have reported difficulty/withdrawl when stopping effexor...
>
> fwiw, I went from 225mg to 0mg in just a few days, with no withdrawl. What I did was cut the dose in half every couple of days... Many, of course, need to taper much more slowly... Good luck.
>
>
>
> > I am trying to get off Effexor.
> > I do not want to take any other Anti-D.
> >
> > This "medicine" has been good for me, but I feel like many things are wrong, especially the withdrawl symptoms getting off them.
> >
> > I see at this site so many other people saying the same things - they weren't aware that this would be like this. That getting off Effexor is a painful experience in itself.
> >
> > I hav felt at the best of times that taking effexor was like taking a mild form of ecstacy, the party drug.
> > The main reason I was prescribed Anti-D's was because of party burn out and drug induced psychosis.
> >
> > When I take a tablet of effexor, after half an hour I feel a mild rush of the sedating qualities of the drug.
> >
> > I have tried to go cold turkey and, like others, have sufferd. I know I must go off them and suffer for a few weeks while I readjust to "normal life".
> >
> > Please let me know what you think.
> >
> > Elahn Z
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