Posted by nicolebee on May 31, 2002, at 20:56:50
hi everyone,
i was looking online to try and find out more about this drug i am on...whoa nelly is all i can say!
I have been taking Effexor xr for about 6 months, increasing dose from, 35 mg to 150 mg (currently). I had some financial problems, and my doctor was out of town, so i did not take the effexor for about 5 days. (due to a prescription that needed to be refilled, and could not be afforded, anyways.)
What a nightmare!! I have been in laa laa land all week! i actually fell down my stairs twice, and have had non stop ringing in my ears, horrible nausea, acid reflux, dizziness, and this HORRIBLE phenomena i have seen referred to as "brain tingles"!!! my god! I can hear the swoosh in my head when i blink my eyes, or if i get up too fast, or turn my head quickly, it feels like my brain sloshes from side to side. I feel "seasick" CONSTANTLY, like i want to puke!!I couldnt take it anymore, so i called my doctor (who just got ba k into town) and had her call in my prescription ASAP, and borrowed the 80 bucks from a friend for the stupid bottle of pills. I just took a pill a few hours ago, and i am PRAYING to GOD i feel better soon..... i am also scared to death this will happen again!!! I am a mother of a 4 year old son, and have had no one to call over to help out...It is a nightmare!!!
What have i gotten myself into here? I know it has helped me quite a bit, but at what cost?! What has this drug done to me, and how the hell am i ever going to get off it?!! Also, before i "fell off the effexor wagon", I noticed what seemed like a lull in my improvement. Apathy, procrastination,sadness as well as some low level anxiety felt like they were creeping back. Has anyone had similar experience? Should I try to get my dosage upped??
This "withdrawal" has been such a nightmare, but i cannot go back to where i was before... I wanted to die. Does anyone have any advice?? I would really truly appreciate it.
poster:nicolebee
thread:108263
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