Posted by Californiakc on August 24, 2004, at 19:03:27
In reply to Re: Suffering and looking for answers, posted by tablasco1 on August 24, 2004, at 11:33:33
I took Effexor-XR 150mg daily for two years. After talking it over with my doctor, I weaned myself off. It's probably been four months now. I had problems the first two and a half months and it took a lot of strength not to give in and go back on the Effexor. I also take Xanax and this is my next medication to go off of. I KNOW there's got to be a better way to work through my depression. I felt OK while on the Effexor (I did have those brain lightning bolts though), I was rather unemotional which was one of the reasons I didn't want to take it anymore. I read somewhere else (I don't remember where) that it could take up to a year to stop having complete withdrawal symptoms. I'm with tablascol, I won't take these medecines again if I can keep from it.
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