Posted by AnneL on October 27, 2002, at 0:32:15
In reply to Effexor - Side Effects Info, posted by Poohz on October 26, 2002, at 20:11:30
It is really the truth. Withdrawing from this drug stinks. I don't like the symptoms, they are frightening and interfere with my activities of daily living. I vacilate between anger and feelings of helplessness and fear. Will I ever be able to get off of this medication? Getting off of Effexor makes giving up Nicotine seem like child's play. It feels like it is literally going to take me forever to go from 225 mg. daily to zero. I am at 150 mg. and I had the biggest, splitting headache all day long and am irritable and feel sorry for myself. OK, now that I have vented, I am going to take it one day, one headache, one brain zap, one dizzy spell at a time. In my opinion, perserverance is the only thing that is going to help me get off of this blinkin' med and of course a so slow taper. Does Prozac really help with the withdrawal and if so when in the taper process is it generally initiated? Thanks, from one who is trying to Un-Effexor. Anne :)
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