Posted by delna on April 21, 2002, at 2:00:29
In reply to Re: Manic after stopping, posted by Marie416 on April 19, 2002, at 15:58:51
I had a similar experience. i tapered effexor off slowly from 300mg to 0 over a month and had a 'hypomanic' episode. it was initially great. i was really productive and felt amazing. this lasted for a week or two and then i crashed badly into depression mixed with agression.
i once read a post here about something similar and someone had said that this 'high' kind of thind happens because the drugs supress dopamine and when u stop u get a sudden surge of it. anyway i have no idea if that is true.
my doc felt that this reaction (and various others) point to bipolar illness not depression. so now i am on a mood stabaliser as well.
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