Posted by jubilee on February 13, 2005, at 21:38:02 [reposted on February 14, 2005, at 7:52:53 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal symptoms!, posted by Damos on February 13, 2005, at 18:52:58
My heart so goes out to all of you suffering with the very painful affects of effexor withdrawal. Hang in there and give yourselves alot of credit for surviving withdrawals..
I have been off effexor for over a month and the only thing I am suffering from is a total identity crisis. The last 4 years on effexor I was hypermanic and a serious insomniac fighting sleep with every ounce of strength ,even though I took a strong med to go to sleep , like serequil.
My son once explained to me once why people on crank(speed) don't sleep. He said the speed tells them that they are dying and and feel the need to get things done , so they stay up days. The way I fought sleep was insane. Now I enjoy sleeping alot.now I am very calm but not really motivated much about anything. I am on welbutrin . I am eating more . I am having very few angry outbursts now and I am in alot more control to use the energy for something possitive like cleaning my house. I am not overemotional anymore.
So thats where I am at. Again I suggest going as slow off effexor as possible . I was blessed to have a large bottle of meds when I decided to go off, and I got hope on the internet one day as I almost died from a stroke one time. Really scared me. The other time I almost got locked up for swearing at a Dr. as I tended to swear alot in withdrawal. I had tripple vision 2 weeks that time and couldnt drive. It came on me on a long blank piece of freeway and I was all over the road and lucky I didn't kill myself.
One guy said 4 months with trancs as I was literally stuck on that med.
I wish you all the best. Jubilee
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