Posted by boatsie on June 16, 2004, at 12:14:30
In reply to Re: I'm off! (8 weeks) » grannyclampett, posted by Jiggitykid on June 16, 2004, at 11:46:43
Like you, i was on 300 mg but for much longer. right now i am in second week of slow taper which involves 300 day one, 150 day two. I also am interested in how long the withdrawal symptoms continue after totally being off.
Today I see my psy to report on my progress and to request 75 mg pills which the pharmacist says i should use for 225 day one and 150 day two.. then we're down to 150, 150.this is definitely a scarey thing. so far, i've noiticed that i'm not AS exhausted as i was on the full dose effexor. feel more clear mentally, more motivated, more on top of things.... is this just in my mind?
dreams getting a tad weird. some bouts of feeling like I have the flu, the sweats, and on again off again numbness in left side (something I've lived with for 20 years on off and noone knows why .... when the depression was at its worst this numbness seemed to be on verge of taking over whole body...
i'm lucky to have a group of pharms supporting me. i'm nervous about seeing psy today as she honestly doesn't believe i'll be able to come off drugs. she says its too far progessed, the damage has been done and is irreversible. but that goes against everything i read in new research that is not funded by drug companies.
Thank you all for this list once again. I send my support to all of you. Hope someone writes back who is in process so we can support each other real time through the process.
Deborah
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