Posted by Emme_V2 on January 4, 2014, at 18:35:17
In reply to Ok this is the thread! Trouble coming off Effexor, posted by ander35 on January 4, 2014, at 13:29:53
> So I switched from Effexor to Wellbutrin, but I still take about 15 mg of Effexor because I had withdrawals when I stopped it. I also just quit smoking. I am on the last low dose of the nicotine patch which is fine, I feel over it.
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> So I decided to drop that last Effexor and I lost it. I felt like I was feeling my feelings for the first time in 15 years, when I started meds. It just shook me up, bad.
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> I felt lonely and like I had no feelings before because of the meds. I was crying badly and etc. Really bad.
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> Are SSRi's this bad or am I just feeling temporary withdrawls from Effexor and nicotine?
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> I feel like I was realizing that these drugs made me a zombie and ruined my life for 15 years yet I cannot function without it.
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> I don't know what to think.
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I really think you may be feeling discontinuation effects from coming off the Effexor. It is a particularly difficult medication to stop. Although 15 mg sounds low enough that you should be able to stop at that point, you may in fact need an even more gradual taper. Why don't you try a week or two of 7.5 mg before stopping altogether? There is no need for you to suffer unnecessarily.
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