Posted by Tiff on September 20, 2004, at 17:20:26
I just discovered this site and am hoping some of you can offer me some advice. My dr. changed my meds to lexapro and advised me to stop taking effexor without tapering off from 150 mg. At the time, I thought that might be an error, so I asked my pharmacist about it as well. He also said I would not need to taper off since I was going on another med and not actually stopping all meds completely. I took my last Effexor on Thursday of last week. No real side effects on Saturday, but yesterday and today have been bad. I have lots of shooting tingles in my arms and hands and head, numb lips, am overly tired/sleepy, etc. How bad will this get and how long will it last? Please be honest and offer any suggestions as to how I can get through this. Thanks!
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