Posted by Tek7 on December 26, 2004, at 9:51:43
In reply to Re: effexor withdrawal symptoms, posted by Stryker88 on December 26, 2004, at 5:41:18
And to think that they promote damn med as one with very limited and mild side effects... Yeah, OK! Tell my body that!
Just an update on my withdrawal:
Last night, 25th, much better, no large incidents other than the continuation of the Brain Shimmers. I am beggining to believe some of the news I read that these will continue for some time, as I understand it, the brain is trying to re-connect some sensor areas and since the paths were for the most part tore up by the Effexor, they are firing hard to re-create, re-map those regions in the brain.
I suppose I could learn to accept this, as they are just an annoyance, but it is sad that after the studies they still cant accept that this is happening to us. Although I did read on the Wyeth site that they are somewhat stating they happen:
"Sensory disturbances (including electric shock sensations)"Wow, I found an actual medical term to associate the Brain Shimmers with, although some do not directly refer to skin:
Parasthesia - a sensation of pricking, tingling, or creeping on the skin having no objective cause and usually associated with injury or irritation of a sensory nerve or nerve root
Hmmm. Usually associated with injury or irritation of a sensory nerve....
Stryker88 & Mollie, I hope my posts help you with what I was going through to prepare you for possibly the same.
GOOD LUCK.
Jim
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