Posted by ariel on July 27, 2005, at 0:54:49
In reply to Re: Effexor XR withdrawals, posted by ariel on July 23, 2005, at 10:07:25
well, i just had the most miserable 3 days going. what i thought was a summer bug was withdrawal. it hit me really hard sat. nite and, until this afternoon, i had severely motion sickness sympttoms./ couldn't read, watch tv, do anything, but lie in bed, prone. slept a lot. today, i decided, i can't take this, and went to the dr. a few hours after popping a 75 mg. of course, he was not happy with my trying to get off the drug so quickly after being on for 10 years. i agreed with him to go back to my 225mg and come back and asee him a a month or two to withdraw under his supervision.
i took 150mgs at around 3:30 pm and at 7 pm was completely fine. obviously, i spoke way too early both times i said was off the drug with little or no effect. evidently, in my case, there isn't an effect until about 5 days clean. i want to be off it, but i can't go thru that particular hell again. i'm very susecptible to motion sickness -- i can never be anyone's pasenger in a moving vehicle--and can't handle the symptoms. i'd take searing pain over the dizzinees. so, i'm thrwoing int he towle and w/d over a n extremely gradual 2 year period under dr.'s supervision.
the good news was that i never once felt the depression.. dr. though that would come back, too, but, on that count, i think he's wrong.
i lost 7 lbs over 3 days, altho i don't recommend this form of diet, LOL. the irony is that i wanted to lost 5 lbs or so before my child's wedding in a couple weeks.
poster:ariel
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