Posted by zinya on May 27, 2003, at 17:42:39
In reply to Re: Effexor XR? Successful but very ugly !-zinya, posted by BWII on May 27, 2003, at 9:50:27
Gosh, first, i'm appreciative of the responses here thus far and will post a more combined post responding to the suggestions directed to me.
But i'm alarmed here on your behalf and wondering if you have tried tapering down in 18 mg increments? Either by dividing the grains in a 75mg capsule in 4ths or getting 37.5 capsules (75 isn't really the lowest dose) and dividing them in half?
Do you mean the violent dreams and rage are happening even while you're taking the 75 mg? or only when you start to go off of it?
And if the latter is the case, then I'm also curious as to what symptoms made you decide to go off? Is it the (understandable) reason of just not wanting to be dependent on something forever? I'm going through weighing of all such factors myself ... enough that i put off starting this for 6 months, but it seemed finally and seems like i can't know if i don't try and some say it's been good ... Yet i'm guessing for most all of us there is the wish that their wouldn't be permanent dependence, especially since some suggest that after a time a certain level no longer 'works' for them and they up the dose.
I'm also curious: Were you ever higher than the 75 mg? My understanding is that people don't feel the benefit of the second effect - the adrenalin system one -- until at least 150 mg? Did you ever get that effect as far as you can tell? or mostly the anti-depressive SSRI effect?
> This was very successful while taking it, but the withdrawl is by far worse than the benefits.
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> I have tried to stop multiple times from the lowest dosage (75 mg) but each time the withdrawl is absolutely horrible.
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> After only 48 hours, I find my brain having some kind of tremers or something that feels like electric shock. Especially whenever I turn my head, move my eyes or hear any unexpected or startling sound.
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> My dreams have suddenly become highly violent and my temper has tripled to the point that I am afraid to be around others for fear that I may hurt them.
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> Do yourself a favor and AVOID THIS AT ALL COSTS.
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> My family and work has been affected worse than when my depression and initial bursts of rage were what caused me to take Effexor XR.
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> No one around me has any idea why I cannot function. I cannot even think clearly and my balance is off. Nervous ticks are off the charts as well.
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> If anyone has any suggestions, I would be in your debt.
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> Good luck to any others who share in this...
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