Posted by pregnant on September 24, 2002, at 23:39:08
In reply to Re: Withdrawal From Effexor, posted by jim hawthorn on September 24, 2002, at 6:44:16
>Hi Jim,
Maybe you went cold turkey to fast. I found out that my husband had a relative that perscribes effexor to his patients and that is what he told me when I explained the same symptoms that you are having. To help, I went back on the 37.5 for five days and then took half of that dose for five days I think. (I am forgetting alot as well) and today is the first day I didn't take anything. I noticed it has been 10 days since my post so the number of days is about right. Today I felt sleepy, dizzy, and very few of the zips in my brain. Before I thought I was dying and like you felt I could not function at all. I want to see what tommorrow brings. I really want to be off of this now. I am short tempered again, but I don't feel depressed. I think some of my anxiety came back, like when driving, but definately not as bad as before. My husband cheated on me, and my aniety was very bad. I wonder some at times now, but I don't feel that same anxiety that didn't allow me to function. I hope you all the best, and hope my information helps. P.s I also have the savage appetite. Pregnant
I'd like to share my experiences;
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> I was emitionally shut down for 10 years and emotionally abusing my wife. She had an affair with my room mate from university, I found out about it, and I had a nervous breakdown. I discovered the affair in Feb 2002, it is now Sept 2002.
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> To reduce my anxiety about everything going on in my life, my doc prescribed Effexor- starting at 37.5, for 2 weeks, moving to 75mg, then up to 150's where I stayed for about 2 months. I have slowly weened myself down to 37.5, then started emptying half of the 37.5 capsules. 5 days ago I quite cold turkey. Since then I have had brain shocks like never before. SOmetimes I feel disoriented, I get the cold sweats and I get very forgetful. I also have a savage appetite, and eat anything I see.
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> Here is a very interesting point: before I started on Effexor, I never drank wine. After I started on Effexor I started drinking wine- something I had never/ever done before in my life. I have been drinking 1-3 bottles per week.
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> What's even worse, is that I am now a bit paraniod. I am now wondering if my wife is having an affair agian. I have very little support, as I do not trust my wife, and few of my friends do not know I was on an anti-depressant (I have a therapist and I am in group therapy).
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> Currently the electrical shocks in my head making day to day functioning almost impossible. I can only hope that they go away soon.
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> thank you for listening- I'll keep you updated.
> Jim
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