It's only been day 2 (insurance cancelled) of withdrawal & so far I've been feeling as though when I'm walking to whatever destination, my body arrives but my brain delays its arrival. I feel extremely anxious, nauseous, short-tempered, dizzy, sensitive & confused. I like how I felt while taking Effexor but these withdrawals are unbearable... how much longer can I expect to have them?
How long do Effexor withdrawal symptoms last?
Question posted by ambudai on 9 Feb 2014
Last updated on 5 March 2023
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Hi,
I'm new to this site, will I start to get withdrawals decreasing 300mg to 262.5
Thanks
The major withdrawals are when you go down to 37.5 and start skipping doses as part of the weaning process. Most people I heard talk about the higher dose decreases had some dizziness and some brain zaps but those are tolerable at the other decreases. The important part is to follow a doctors schedule of a slow decline in dose. I was most comfortable with down a level each week... I was on only 75 mg but I did it this way ( 75 75 37.5 75 75 37.5 level down 75 37.5 75 37.5 75 37.5 level down 75 37.5 37.5 75 37.5 37.5 level down 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 level down 37.5 skip one 37.5 37.5 skip one 37.5 37.5 level down skip one 37.5 skip one 37.5 skip one 37.5 skip one 37.5 level down skip two 37.5 skip two 37.5 skip two 37.5 then stop and no matter what the next 6 days are rough. I'm sure you can follow this pattern starting at a higher dose. Some people feel the need to take the beads out of the 37.5 capsule and do one more level ...
or take one bead in the capsule out per day until you have none left but I'm not sure it makes it any easier, it's still really tough the first 6 days at zero dose and the whole weaning process is uncomfortable, but I was able to work during it except for day 4 and 5 at zero dose, the dizziness made me stay home. So if you do the math and figure out how to make those days on the weekend or take a week vacation time for the zero dose week you would probably feel more comfortable. I've successfully weaned off this medication twice.
I don't see the point of skipping doses during w/d. That sounds like it would prolong the suffering. Doesn't sound righ/good to me? I've been off Effect for about a month and it's not so much hell anymore as it is limbo. I do find myself crying a lot more. No more numbness/no emotion. Too much at times. Wish I did the idea where you count the beads and wean that way. Good luck all. You are not alone!
I have been on 75 MG for one year I have stopped because I feel way too numb, non existent. I have the strangest feeling in my head, almost like I'm being electrocuted. II have much more energy and ambition. I am sticking this through
if you can get the Ginko Herb it will hep with the strange feeling in your head ... and also Omega 3
All I can say is thank God I found you people! I thought I was having a stroke last night but it's coming off this med!
Hi.. I have been on venlafaxzine for 8 months and while it dulled everything it didn't help much. I have never bought into the chemical imbalance theory and that is all it is, a theory. Read Dr Terry Lynch about depression etc and it will open your eyes. This drug is the nastiest thing out. I was on 300 mg and worked up to that but decided no more drugs and have tapered down over a couple.of months and down to 37.5 for 2 weeks then just stopped didn't see to point in dragging it out as you start from nothing to 37.5 and go up. Talk.about feeling like being hit by a truck. Aches, flu like symptoms, nausea like.food.poisening, brain zaps,sore teeth and gums and from no other reason than detox of this stuff. Memory issues, body tingles,nightmares from discontinuing , disrupted sleep. Been 5 days now of no med and it is still happening. Taking fish oil at 1000mg of EPA to help plus vitamin c a b complex and kava capsules for anxiety.
I will never ever ever touch this stuff again - period. Rather manage how I feel n terms of depression low mood with diet, distraction, yoga keeping busy, exercise,mindfulness,gratitude, dbt techniques and vits. Hang in there. This will pass. But be kind to yourself, keep busy and lots of self care,water , minimize booze,st drugs ,caffine for now and get support from a friend, health person or fellow sufferer or however you get that. Kia kaha I hear you!
Hang in there... it does it better but it takes about 2 months at 0mg before you don't feel ill at all.
Day two for me. Ive been taking generic Effexor for approx. a year now. I felt the benefits of the drug for a few months but it seems to no longer help and ive only been taking it to avoid the withdrawal phase. Well here I sit at work feeling light headed and disconnected. I didn't sleep well last night, I now know first hand what "brain zaps" feel like. I took some fish oil before leaving for work this morning with hopes that it will help me through the day. I am so through with taking this crap, Ive felt for many months now that it has done more damage to my mental state than good. SO I making the push, no more script refills, wish me luck.
Good luck. You can do it
Good luck,
I've just started to come off from 300mg,
I don't want a drug to dictate how I feel, and ruine my body in the process
it won't be easy but you can definitely do it. I did and so have many others. One day at a time.
Let us know how you are doing? Did you get off it?
I was taking 150 mg venlafaxine for about 9 months and decided to taper off. It completely destroyed my sex life, I was sweaty and tired all the time, and had a dry mouth all day. I cut down to 75 mg and immediately had withdrawal symptoms; vertigo, stomach cramps, and diarrhea. When I stopped completely I had constant loud ringing in my ears and what someone referred to as "head zaps", I had vertigo to the point where I could hardly walk and would not dare to drive a car, I had painful cramps and couldn't eat and vomited when I did try to eat. I became very teary and cried without warning and was very irritable. The worst of it lasted for about a week and overall it lasted quite a bit longer than that. I have never been through anything like this in my life and never want to go through it again. I would never want anyone to suffer from depression and these drugs do help, but this one was not for me. My sex drive and ability to reach orgasm returned the day after I stopped taking venlafaxine and I didn't realize how much I had missed it!
Really? After the day you stopped taking the tables your sex drive was back? That's fantastic. My partner is finding very similar results.
I have been taking 225mg for several years and when my prescription ran out, I decided to not renew it. Didn't talk to my dr, just did it. It's only been less than a week and I have to say I've experienced nausea, brain zaps, and severe tinnitus... but nothing as severe as I've read about here. I'm so sorry for y'all! I've been on anti-depressants since 2001 due to severe chronic pain causing corresponding depression. My daughter has noticed I've been more animated but I didn't even tell my husband, fearing he would want me to taper and I just didn't want to. Figured I'd try it and if he withdrawals were too severe I'd start tapering under dr care. I will pray for all of us to have better results!!
You are only at day 6... it gets worse.
How long do effexor long term withdrawal symptoms last is my question. I was weaned off effexor slowly, completely topped 11 months ago and still have terrible body aches all over my body.
Hiya,I had a nightmare too coming off these but in the end I had to give in and now have a very small dose of citalopram 20mg and I'm now fine,I know how tough the withdrawal is from Effexor but taking fish oil supplements and Benadryl anti histamine did help me,I had found the info re these on the net,I hope you get sorted,for me the last thing I wanted to do when I had been through weeks of awful withdrawal effects was to begin a new anti depressant but I am so very glad I did as I am starting to feel more like living again rather than just simply existing.
The body aches probably aren't from withdrawal. I've been off the Effexor for 4 months and I do notice that I feel pain more easily when I exercise too much and the arthritis in my hands bothers me a lot more. It think the Effexor was covering up those sensations by dulling the minds ability to perceive the pain, (Sometime Neurontin, an antidepressant, is prescribed to help for pain relief when a muscle has been strained) Have you tried taking a D3 supplement? I hear that people deficient in it can experience body aches on their whole body.
I went off Effexor last month... My PA weaned me off over a month when it should have been more like 6 considering the strength I was on and the years I had been on it. It was agonizing... Besides the mental pain like anxiety and depression... I had a horrible nausea u and massive headache and didn't get out of bed for almost a week. I cried out to God to give me strength to endure. Well, needless to say I did. The day I stopped Effexor I started lexapro which takes a few weeks to kick in. I also started Wellbutrin a month prior to weaning off. I saw an ENT because I thought my headache was due to a sinus infection, which it was not. He told me as well as fix the eye doctor and herbalist that I was taken off way too fast... what helped me the most were ice packs for my head... zofran for nausea, plus a zofran shot at the doctors and a shot for my horrible headache which really only helped that day.
I also drank Gatorade, and Vit b complex and fish oil after researching what others did. I took Xanax to combat the anxiety and I can not tell you how much I prayed which I believe ultimately got me through the worst of the two weeks. Don't lose faith... You WILL get through it... And whatever you do... Don't start it again... It's poison to your body and mind. Good luck to all and God Bless...
I feel sorry for all you Americans having such bad health care systems that you get left without medications and treatment. Land of the free they say. Anyway i am in a private hospital in Australia and am withdrawing effexor at 40mg every 3 days no real way to avoid some withdrawal. But recommended not to do at home. Nurses take care of you and they have sleeping tablets and valium if you cant sleep. Plus moe i am sure if i really loose the plot. But also getting TMS (transmagnetic stimulation). Which i am sure is in the us.
You need to visit the web site "Effexor.com" they have you fill out a form and then will issue you a card and you will be able to get your Effexor for $5.00. this will help you withdraw at a much slower rate. I am in the process right now. It takes a long time and you need to go slow.
My refills for Effexor XR (150mg) ran out about 5 days ago. I had called my pharmacy to get refills, which they call my doctor (I was actually seeing a PA) to request the refills. Long story short... I found out from my pharmacist that the PA I have been seeing (we recently moved to a new state) is no longer working at this office!! I am now on day 5 without this horrible drug. I have never been so sick!!! I have the brain zaps, severe dizziness, severe nausea, and anxiety from coming off of this medicine. I do not want to put this medicine in my body one more day!!! I am so scared of what is to come. Today has been my worst day, by far. I can't imagine it getting any worse! I am, though, only on day 5 of abruptly stopping. I know it is suggested to taper down, but if I have to go through this again from tapering I don't know if I even want to try.
Maybe I should just try to push through and hope for relief soon!!! I am just so upset about this entire circumstance!!! I had no idea that this medicine could have such terrible withdrawal symptoms. I will NEVER go back to this medicine, and I would never suggest it to anyone!!!
I am so sorry you feel this way Effexor is from this pits of hell!!! I recently came across a great blog that a woman wrote when she was "going off the dreaded Effexor drug" It is called the Prozac Bridge. I plan on trying it after I get over my nervous breakdown I just think I had. (everyone else thinks I just need to snap out of it) Anyway here is the info. Good luck. OK... I cannot get online on my phone to get my bookmarks to work but I'm sure if you google Wendy Nielsen blog/Prozac bridge you can find it. She has helped a lot of people with this idea. If not email me and I will be available after 5 with the correct info. t.a.warren95@gmail/com
By now you probably are wondering if you will ever get well again. You will, I got better but it was a long tedious struggle with withdrawal. Even with tapering off the medication over a month and a half the withdrawal is cumbersome ,but it isn't life threatening that way. If you have the option to go off your medication slower please consider that so you don't get serotonin syndrome. I have been off Effexor for 3 months completely. It took about 6 weeks to feel completely normal... but after about 3 weeks at zero dose I did at least find the ability to think straight and the nausea abated. The brain "Zaps" and dizziness went away about 6 weeks at zero. I hope you are getting through this ok.
Utter desperation and despair,i have been off of venlafaxin now for 10 days and am a quivering wreck,brain zaps,vertigo,ear problems,exhaustion,confusion,weak,and omg crying crying crying! Whoever allowed this medication to be authorised for use should be appalled! Thank god I found this site,my CPN says she hasn't heard of any real issues with side effects etc..MY BIG QUESTION TO ANYONE IN THE UK PLEASE... Can you help me to determine how long this nightmare will last? If anyone is happy to exChange email addresses I would appreciate it as I am almost at my wits end:(
Hiya,I had a nightmare too coming off these but in the end I had to give in and now have a very small dose of citalopram 20mg and I'm now fine,I know how tough the withdrawal is from Effexor but taking fish oil supplements and Benadryl anti histamine did help me,I had found the info re these on the net,I hope you get sorted,for me the last thing I wanted to do when I had been through weeks of awful withdrawal effects was to begin a new anti depressant but I am so very glad I did as I am starting to feel more like living again rather than just simply existing.
I've been completely off of Effexor since May and I feel totally normal. It is possible, it just takes endurance and getting off the medicine with the doctor's help. It was a tough road and dealing with the influx of emotions once I wasn't on the medicine was difficult but it got better, little by little.
Unfortunately tracieaw, that's what most people that don't understand mental illness will say. I wonder how they would feel going up to a cancer patient and saying "Suck it up, it's only chemo!' or "If you just snap out of it and act happy, the tumor will go away!". Uneducated people are the most dangerous.
I take Effexor XR 150 once daily, I ran out yesterday due to the holiday weekend and my pharmacy being closed, with my work schedule I can't pick it up until this evening. its not even been 48 hours and I feel terrible, headache, dizziness so bad I've vomited 5 times while at work today, I feel like my mind is in slow motion but my body isn't, and short tempered and agitated. I feel like I have the flu, stomach virus and an ear infection all at once. If I had know that this would be the case with only missing 2 doses I would have never started taking this medicine. My poor husband is getting the brunt of it all and he doesn't deserve it.
Seriously they need to take this stuff off the market.
This stuff should be illegal drug been trotting for 3 months Psychiatrist not at all knowledgable I had to research and give to my doc as well as to my primary doc. Please tell me that this horror show will end. I need a future!!! I need peace of mind I will take depression any day over this hell.
I meant I have been trotting off drug for 3 months now I am trying no caffeine to see if helps.
Why can't I say the word tritrating without spell check changing it to Trotting probably cause I keep having to trot to the restroom. At least I still have my sense of humor through out this ordeal and bonkers is what I am too with my doctor being so insensitive and a jerk with out any compassion for what I am going through. Thank you all for passing your wisdom along
I agree this medication is horrible I've had such severe gas in my stomach that just won't go away has anybody else had that
I agree this medication is horrible I've had such severe gas in my stomach that just won't go away has anybody else had that
Hello Laura. I've been on 150mg for 3 years. I have gas and sweating. I've also experienced all the stuff other people mentioned any time I forget to take it or run out of pills. I also tried to withdraw some times, but I failed to do so.
All this shared experiences are motivating me to try again.
Bonkers1949, I agree buddy. This stuff should be illegal. I've been on Effexor XR for years and it hasn't helped. I had to move to another country before doctor's started to take me seriously. This stuff just makes you numb and if you miss a dose then you feel lie hell. I have been off it for 5 days and want to die. Venlafaxine should be illegal!
I've been on Effexor XR for 15 years and am weaning myself off immediately. I stopped abruptly on July 1st and paid the fiddler for that mistake. I am taking 75 mg capsules, which each contain 80 pellets. I'm going to reduce my dosage by one pellet per day over the next 80 days and hope that spreading it out that long will help reduce the withdrawal. I'm already taking Omega-3 and will immediately seek out B-Complex and multivitamin that won't upset my stomach. Everyone on this forum has done it and I can't thank you enough for your insight and support.
I was on venlafaxine for 8 years, dose getting higher but less effective. No insurance, money, etc. told me it was time to be done with these horribly controlling meds, so I did some research. Did you know long term use can cause amnesia?! This is by far one of the worst drugs to stop. Been off for two weeks and changes are happening for the good! My energy is increasing, my mood is lifting. I'm starting to feel like myself again, and I missed her : ). Of course it's been a very hard two weeks; emotional roller coaster, LOTS of crying, no sleep, no appetite; and I'm not done by any means, but I finally see a bright light which makes it all worth while.
Check out the website dominatedepression.com. 5-htp, L-tyrosine, and B vitamins are your new best friends in relief from withdrawal symptoms. A little kratom for pain and relaxation, a little space for private outbursts. If you believe in the cure, the cure will work. Venlafaxine REPLACES your naturally producing serotonin (I hope we all know this), so when you have no venlafaxine in your system you have no serotonin. I believe that's why it's so hard to stop. How can you start a positive change when you feel like sludge? I am the biggest wimp at overcoming obstacles, tried many times to quit only to decide it was easier with the pill than without. Then I read dominatedepression.com's personal experience and I knew I found help.
So if I can proudly say today is two weeks venlafaxine free, you can to.
Hi, thanks for your response. This has been one of the hardest things I've ever had to undergo, medically speaking, and I'm no wimp. I finally got my MD's PA to listen to me a week ago, and she prescribed a low dose of Prozac with a taper for the next month. So far so good. I did the fish oil and B vitamins and while they helped, I was still having horrible paresthesia symptoms to the point where I couldn't function. Between that and the meltdowns, well, I was taking the venlafaxine every five days just to keep that stuff at bay. I'm happy to say I haven't had a dose of it in well over a week. I wound up writing to Pfizer because I was so frustrated and they sent me some research regarding taper that included Prozac. By the end of the month long taper I should be off all SSRI therapy. This has been brutal. I'll tell anyone who'll listen to me to stay away from this stuff. It's horrible.
Sue gee, did you get a chance to look at dominatedepression.com? So much good advice and ideas, at least for me. I'm sorry you're still having to use other meds to ween off, but you do what you must to get through it. My doctor suggested the same, another antidepressant to transition off effexor, but I didn't have the money or will to use any more meds. Fish oil hasn't worked to well for me, but the 5-htp, L-tyrosine, and B vitamins twice a day with a dose of kratom (natural plant pain reliever) in the middle have been amazing! Almost through week 3 and I'm starting to function like a healthy person again. Most importantly, the brain zaps are fading!! I live in Portland, OR and it's been around 100° the last few weeks, yet I'm still improving as I sit here and sweat. It's amazing how you can heal yourself when you believe it will work.
I don't think people realize the generic brand venlafaxine is $150 for 30pills. Still making that too expensive for people like me without insurance
There is help out there for rx. Try calling the manufacturer. I just bought a 30 supply for $38. I live inTexas.
I was on Effexor for 8 years and was up to 225mgs the last two or three years. This past December I decided I wanted to go off and the schedule my doctor made me for tapering me off would have me off Effexor in a month or six weeks. Getting down to 75 mgs wasn't horrific but the three months that followed were. First of all there is no way you can go off Effexor as quickly as my doctor said. Omega 3s do help symptoms which were fatigue, headaches, vomiting everyday, stopped my menstrual cycle, shivering, brain zaps, sweats. I was so terrible. This is the first year of my marriage and it's supposed fun and romantic. There was nothing fun about the last 3 months. My husband was amazing but it definitely affected our relationship. First of all forget sex, no one wants to have sex with a sick person and I had zero desire to have sex and now that I'm on my second week no Effexor we are trying to get back to where we were before all this happened.
What I mean is he is so used to taking care of me and helping me he doesn't even remember what it is like to have me take care of him and cook him dinner or anything so it's actually been a little hard on us. I don't know if anyone else has experienced that at all. Back to weaning off Effexor because I did do it differently then most of you. After I was at 37.5. I started to take the little balls out 2 at a time per week. I went to 30 mgs the first week and then 2mgs or 3 mgs a week from there. Ever week I would take two little balls out and when I was at 10mgs I stopped using capsule and just put the mgs straight in my mouth. It's beenhard the first three days of every week I went down was terrible horrible symptoms as I mentioned before. Then the last part of the week I would feel a little better and it took four days off Effexor completely that I started feeling like my old self again. I have headaches but eating well had helped a lot. Go on Dr.Oz and get some of his smoothie recipes they are so good and make you feel better. I'm just taking it day by day, today I have had a pounding headache but I'm doing my best and I feel a million times better then I did a month ago. I really do wish everyone the best of luck with this horrible process. You can do it!! The symptoms will subside I promise and you will be really proud of yourself in the end for fighting through it!
I have been taking 450mg of Effexor for the past few years. Over the last few months I have been weaning off under the guidance of my
Psych. For the past week I changed from 37.5mg to nothing at all. I have had nausea, diarrhoea and relentless sweating day and night. I have never felt so sick. I have tried taking Maxalon and it does little to lessen the side effects of withdrawals. So only a few days for me completely off Effexor and I'm in a world of pain. I would NEVER have started taking this medication had I known the side effects that I am experiencing now. I would honestly rather be dead.
The last bit it the hardest. 37.5 down to nothing, is too fast... I would go back on 37.5, stabilize, and the try it again, over a period of a few months. I assume you're on XR. Open them up and count beads. Listen to your body and cut back slowly!!
If it makes you feel any better about it after day 6 of no effexor things do improve a lot. You will still have vertigo and dizziness for about 10 days after that, but it's not nearly as bad as the first 6 days without. I tapered off more gradually... I did 37.5 every other day and then once every two days over a 2 week time period before I went to zero, but regardless of how you do it, it's still rough. It will get better I swear. I have been at zero for 2 and a half weeks and I feel amost completely normal.
Hi all. I've been on Effexor 75 mg for about ten years, and recently decided to go off because I can't lose any weight (I need to lose about 70 lbs and didn't want to do gastric sleeve surgery). I was started on Wellbutrin by a weight loss specialist with an ongoing wean off the Effexor at 75 every other day, then 37.5 every day, then every other day. This is pure hell. The brain zaps are horrible, I'm having mood swings, headaches, and feel out of control at times. I've been trying to go every three days on the 37.5 in the hope that this will end, but after reading all the posts on this site, I'm feeling less hopeful. On the upside, I've lost 12 lbs in the past month since beginning the taper. I don't want to be on this stuff anymore, but I'm starting to wonder if I'll need a low dose forever. This stuff should be taken off the market.
And, I forgot to mention, I'm diabetic and since reducing the dose of this horrible drug my blood sugar has improved dramatically. My diet isn't all that different from where it was before -- it doesn't seem as though this dramatic a change can be completely attributed to the diet. Anyone else have a similar experience with blood sugar?
I'm not diabetic, but I did notice that my blood sugar was a lot harder to maintain while I was on Effexor and I craved sugar all the time obsessively. Now I can pass up on dessert and I don't get dizzy between meals. Huge difference.
You said you would never have started the drug had you known about the withdrawal effects. In my case, I had been suffering from severe panic attacks and depression that were so debilitating I could not function. So to me the meds were a life saver. I only take 37.5 mg and that works for me. But without it my panic attacks return. I have been taking it for 11 years. The first week I was numb but then that disappeared after the first week. I think some people are taking too high of a dose, and withdrawal has to be very gradual. When you get down to the lowest dose, open up the capsules and count them and take half of that for a while and then 1/4, Etc. But if it helps you, maybe you should stay on it.
I was on 75mg for about 10 years to take away the anxiety and kept me from losing my job. I had really bad panic attacks prior to that point. I think people aren't patient enough for the lower doses to take effect, it takes more patience than other anti-depressants. I don't think I fully alleviated my anxiety until I was on Effexor for 2 or 3 months. Over that last two years however I started feeling over sedated and tired and my doctor told me that my body had learned how to correctly regulate serotonin and that I likely no longer needed to take the medication. Every now and then I still have anxiety attacks but I have Klinopin to take on those rare occasions. Knowing I have the ability to do something when I feel bad helps a lot. But I currently don't feel the need for a daily medication. I'm hoping I continue to feel well during the winter months, but if the anxiety comes back full force I will consider a low dose Effexor as an option.
I have seen a lot more people have issues at the higher doses on these forums with feeling completely numb. I did not feel like that on 75 mg.
It probably doesn't help, but a class action lawsuit was initiated against Eli Lilly a couple years ago for not properly warning consumers of Paxil (similar to Effexor). Not sure of the status, but I'd love to get a piece of the action against the makers of Effexor for all the same reasons you mentioned.
I've checked into filing a lawsuit against them and unless a lot of people join in, most won't take on the case.
How are you doing now, Astro13?
I was taking 4 75 mg. capsules for about 2 1\2 years. In a period of about two months I weaned myself to 1 every other day. Today I decided to go down to every two days. Although I'm struggling with the zaps in my brain, I'm feeling confident now that I have read your comment that I will not have withdrawals forever. Thank you
I was taking 4 75 mg. capsules for about 2 1\2 years. In a period of about two months I weaned myself to 1 every other day. Today I decided to go down to every two days. Although I'm struggling with the zaps in my brain, I'm feeling confident now that I have read your comment that I will not have withdrawals forever. Thank you
Etter,
I have been taking effexor for about 8 years. 150 mg stopped helping my severe anxiety and depression, so the doctor made it 2 150 capsules. I tapered very easily from 300 mg to 150 and then to 75 mg. I had no side effects. I took half the beads (about 37.5) in the 75 capsule for about a week. Then I went to zero. On the second day, I had all the trouble described on this page. Severe migraine, a loud whoosh in my brain, electrical zapping, fear and anxiety, hopelessness. When I became afraid of my 11 year old little dog, I got online and researched Effexor withdrawal. I adore my dog! This was Not me! I went back up to 37.5 and after a week, I am better, although I need to go on very long walks in the late afternoon to prevent anxiety. I am hoping to stabilize quickly so that I can begin removing beads or perhaps trying the taper advice of cuteandfuzzybunny.
Will you tell me how you are doing? This reminds me of the dread I felt before delivering each of my 3 children: I know I must do it, but if going to zero cannot be accomplished without going through a week or two of the hell I experienced, I am really dreading it! Nonetheless, I am determined to get fully OFF this medication. I have been tired, sweaty, and not very sharp for many years. My blood pressure went from very low to high and I gained 20 pounds which I truly hope will come off. Best wishes to you!
I have been taking Effexor for over 15 years and have decided to get away from it. I have all the symptoms everyone else is feeling. Will it stop and will I feel myself ever again? I don't like this feeling at all. Is there something I can do to get rid of the nausea? Someone please answer ASAP its only the 3rd day. How long do I need to feel like this before its gets better? Thanks!
I have been on Effexor for 10 years was on 75 then Dropped down to 37 I was on a cruise in Indonesia lost my pills went a couple of days without because they did not have any on the boat. Went into port in Singapore, went to a couple of Dr they suggest hospital. I finally go my pill had to be The day of leaving the country. I don't want to ever be so dependent on something again it was a terrible experience. Now I want someone to help me to get off this the best way possible. HELP
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