Posted by dancingstar on December 13, 2004, at 19:44:57
In reply to Re: Withdrawal symptoms, posted by Dan Perkins on December 12, 2004, at 11:20:33
I had no idea whatsoever that stopping taking Effexor would be a problem as I only began to take it on a "whim" in the first place. I asked the family practice doctor, my friend's brother, if that little package of antidepressants could help my fatigue. I don't think he thought there was anything wrong with me and said I could try it.
I asked if there were any side effects, and he said there were some sexual side effects, but that they would probably not be a problem for me.
I asked him why.
He just shrugged and said he just didn't think that they would, that it was a new drug and supposed to be a good one.I remember this as though it were yesterday, and it was a good three years ago.
I quit cold turkey at the end of September. I haven't been able to sleep lately, and my body has been hurting all over in the last week and a half or so. Nothing seems to take away the pain. I've also had these sharp, tingling, feeings, and a bit of a rash on my back as if I were taking an antibiotic that I am allergic to; and for the very first time in my life, I've started to feel a bit of panic for not much reason, like at a party, with friends, when in the kitchen with people that I know and love.
Because of the rash and a bit of nausea, I pulled out the Benadryl, which I had stopped taking, and decided to take one this afternoon. Guess what? My pain vanished! The same pain that even a mild narcotic would not touch. Does anyone think that this is strange? Nothing would take this hair-raising pain away.
So, okay, I've got this horrible taste in my mouth, non-stop trips to the restroom, some kind of prickly feeling, a bit of a rash on my back, pain in every cell of my body, my muscles are sore in my back and neck. I'm nauseous, my throat feels a little closed, I'm anxious, exhausted, can't sleep at night, I'm sweating, freezing during the day -- all day -- roasting at night, and Benadryl takes away a lot of my symptoms even after almost three months of being off of Effexor. Oh, and I've started taking pharmaceutical grade tryptophan, St. John's Wort, Enzymatic Therapy From Fatigued to Fantasic (good vitamints w/great B's)
Does this sound like it might be an allergy to anyone besides me? And no, I am not in menopause if you were wondering as even I wondered, but I'm not -- besides, I'm freezing all day. It doesn't seem like the doctors know this stuff...at least mine doesn't, but I'm just today beginning to think that my body is trying to get a toxin out of its system to regain homeostasis and I am having an allergic reaction that the Benadryl is helping.
Does anyone else have anything like this?
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