Posted by cks57 on June 2, 2005, at 7:54:46
In reply to Re: 4 Weeks off Effexor - joint pain » winddancer, posted by Emmi on May 22, 2005, at 9:53:34
I am also experiencing extreme joint pain. The joint pain began when I started tapering off Effexor and was in the 37 mg range. That was about six weeks ago. Today, I am on day 8 of no Effexor and am feeling a little better (less dizziness/nausea, less ringing in my ears, while the joint pain remains the same). I had extensive blood work done last week and nothing showed up that would explain the joint pain. My opinion is that it is a withdrawl sympton of Effexor, although the manufacturer makes no mention of it. I think the thing that makes me most angry is the attitude of some doctors. When symptoms and side effects don't fit nicely inside some defined box, then there is NOTHING wrong with you, therefore you don't know what you're taking about. They (the pharmaceutical companies more so) are doing a great disservice to people by not accepting the fact that humans are highly complex and we don't all respond the same way. We begin to question ourselves and the validity of our complaints.
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