Posted by Camille Dumont on August 25, 2004, at 8:40:49
In reply to Re: Feeling like a crack-head-Need to get off Effexor, posted by Smeegle on August 24, 2004, at 22:03:42
> I am seriously concerned about why the suidical thoughts are so bad when stopping Effexor. When I miss even one dose, the thoughts start up really bad. Under normal circumstances, it would never enter my mind to do such a thing. I wasn't suicidal before. Why now? What has Effexor done to my brain? Thanks on the input re: celexa. I was worried I would be going thru this again in another year or so. I cannot and will not go cold turkey off this stuff. How long were you on Celexa when you stopped your effexor? Should I be on it a couple of weeks before I start tapering?
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> SmeegsI was on Celexa for a few months before starting as it ended up being the augmenting agent that did the job.
I tried Trazodone before : no effect, Seroquel : turned me into a zombie and Zyprexa : gave me petit mal seizures ...
I was seriously suicidal before starting the effexor so perhaps its just me ... or I think it may be related to how horrible you feel when the withdrawal hits. I remember getting hungry, eating, then puking then getting hungry again ... and puking again ... and I was all dizzy and generally felt like crap 24h a day so after a few days of this its hard to remain optimistic and think that it will end. It also made me feel very "disconnected" from my feelings ... I would only notice things once I had smacked right into them or they were painfully imbeded in my skin ... I kept dropping stuff and losing things and basically being constantly confused which is also very depressing.
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