Posted by Jasper on November 13, 2003, at 19:40:26
In reply to You're not stupid!, posted by Dr...Not! on November 13, 2003, at 17:53:46
> Thank you so much Dr... Not!. I don't know why but it just feels good to hear from someone else that is going through the same thing. I really did feel stupid for being on a prescription drug for five years without knowing a damn thing about the withdrawal's that were waiting out there for me. Anyway I feel better now that I've been learning more about Effexor and feel more emotionally prepared to deal! Once I realized the other day that I was in for way more than I bargained for I decided to go back to taking the original 75mg, which I did yesterday morn and this morn. Weird thing i feel even more screwed up then before... the heart palpitations are scary. I got in the shower a few hours ago and felt like my head was going to zap (that actually hasn't happened to me yet but I've read about it here and in the shower I felt like I could easily see/feel that happening. ) So anyway I have an appointment with my GP tomorrow at 2 and I'm going to ask for a script for two months worth of 35mg xr. I'm going to take your advice and take it slow. I've been on this stuff for five years now anyway, what's another 2 months. Once I start taking the 35's tomorrow, I hope to be able to normalize from the reduction by Thanksgiving when I will have family visiting from out of town. After the new year I'll go cold turkey from the 35mg dosage and may try add in some Prozac as I've heard suggested here. Anyway, thanks again for taking the time to share your experience. Good luck with your final steps as well! I hope to hear more about your experiences here later!
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