Posted by Michele on April 24, 2001, at 15:42:58
In reply to Re: I Quit Effexor Cold Turkey, posted by GinaC on April 24, 2001, at 13:43:03
Hang in there you guys. As for you comment about feeling like a junkie.... my boyfriend quit cold turkey... and he compared it to heroin withdrawal(and he's been there) so your not far off the mark.
It does go away, even tho it doesn't seem like it now. I know 3 people who Have successfully stopped this drug cold turkey and made it thru, however rough.
I quit... but only on it for over a month so I didn't feel anything. Boy am I glad I did before I was on it longer.
Anyway, my boyfriend got thru it... literally woke up one morning and he was fine. It lasted about 3 weeks for him... but he didn't use any of the "tips" to ease it for him. He has amazing willpower.
I also have a girlfriend who was on it 2 years.. she quit cold turkey... For the first few days she was fine, thought she was out of the woods, then it hit. She came to stay with me because she was so afraid. I saw both firsthand. What an awful drug. So after seeing my girlfriends pain... after 3 days I put some of these psycho babble tips to use... Benedryl helped her sleep.. trust me, she needed it. Needed the downtime. Then on the 4th day she took a 10mg dose of prozac.. on the 5th day another.. then the 6th day... in the middle of the day.. it was just gone. Oh did I feel for her. She couldn't even move in bed without being sick. But it literally just "disappeared" and she is fine now.
So.... it will end.. hang in there if you can.. it's best to talk to your pdoc immediately... but That is also easier said then done. My girlfriend couldn't even move in bed, let alone get to a doctor. But it does go away.... hang in tbere... if this drug can cause this to happen to you.. you probably don't want it in your system. Be tough... use some of the tips... you'll get there!!!!!! I'm sorry you have to go through this.... such a scary drug. Take care of yourselves!!!!
poster:Michele
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