Posted by Wendy B. on July 27, 2001, at 15:22:18
In reply to Nightmmares from missing an effexor dose, strange?, posted by kid_A on July 27, 2001, at 6:34:19
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> I've never dreamt at all on effexor xr, I can't remember the last dream I have had on it... I am at 75mg right now and taking it twice a day... Last night I saw a therapist for the first time and when I came home I completely forgot to take my second dose...
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> I went to bed feeling fine... I woke up at 5:00 with a splitting headache, feverish... I fell into sleep where I would dream about the most bizare things, wake up drenched in sweat, fall back asleep, same thing, worse, nightmares, very dark and scary stuff... Wake up again, realise I forgot to take my second dose of fxr the night before... this is the first time that I have ever missed a dose, and the first time I have had this sort of thing happen, except when I first started it...
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> I know people have complained of nightmares when taking the drug, anyone experience it -not- taking it, is missing a dose enough to give you withdrawl symptoms within 24 hours? curious.
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> thnx.
Kid,
I guess since it's a weird enough drug to >cause< nightmares when you're on it (it did for me, each night was a new adventure - how to stay alive because someone or something was out to kill me) - then it could be powerful enough to cause nightmares when you don't take it. 'For every action, there is an equal and positive re-action.' And it also could be a quick withdrawal reaction. As someone else asked, are you on the XR version?
That shit is dangerous. Just from observation, Effexor is probably the most discussed drug on this board. It either drives people crazy, or it really helps them...Hope you are ok now,
Wendy
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