Posted by NikkiT2 on May 13, 2001, at 16:34:31
In reply to Re: been there, done that » mila, posted by dreamer on May 10, 2001, at 20:50:20
Hey dreamer.
I had also given up on how awful the effexor was making me feel (300mg). So, as I wanted to come off it I started cutting down very slowly. I'm now down to about 120mg (I take 75mg am, and 75mg every other evening) and I feel GREAT!!!! I ahve also added low dose psychotic (1 mg am, and up to 3 more when needed... take only 1 or two extra as a rule). I feel SO much better for the dose cut it unbeliebale. I am not totally un-suicidal, but I am more lucid about it all, and it seems ot help prevent those big big black holes.
As you MUST come off it slowly, try this. I cut don to 150mg am and 75mg pm for 2 weeks before cutting to 75mg am, and 75mg pm and had no side affects or withdrawal. I am now taking the pm 75mg only every other day. I may cut down further, but feel very happy at this dose so may just stay here.
Hope you find something to help you
Nikki xxx
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> > what's up with effexor? why quitting?
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> > mila
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> Not quitting just tired of being tired.Every 2 or 3 months the side effect somnolence increases.It's pleasantly sedating sometimes almost bliss but can't get any painting done i fiddle on one area for hours+hours+days+days++++ so reducing for a week or for as long as I can tolerate the demons of doom reduces it.Also the transition can be euphoric.
> Being a dreamer the dreams of sleep are as real as reality I can recall with great clarity a dream from last week more so than yesterdays waking state maybe thats one reason why life can be so uninviting.In sleep the impossible is possible and doesnt require money or effort,be good if I could control them.
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> Well yet again survived suicide city to walk a street with no road signs.
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> Apology accepted thanks for being there,
> dreamer
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