Posted by Tracee on November 19, 2003, at 18:19:27
In reply to Re: Efexor XR - Long Term Withdrawal - Anyone Else?, posted by KatieUK on November 18, 2003, at 20:00:49
Hiya Katie,
It's really good to find out you're not alone huh.
I'm over nearly all of the effexor side-effects now.
I came off them too fast and then my body went into 'seretonin crisis'. I ended up in hospital for a week because I got too low and couldn't gaurantee my own safety.
I'm now on 200mg of Zoloft. It seems to be helping.
Because of the anger side effects I had, I'm now also on Zyprexa(an anti-psychotic). Only for the short term though. Although I haven't let my doctor know that I don't want to stay on that one long term yet.
I send my love and prayers to everyone on this site. Don't forget, the meds are only part of the solution and not the answer.
The counselling is where the progress comes. I get a lot of great advice on how to deal with the different stresses of daily living.
Good luck everyone.It wont last forever. Tracee. :)
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