Posted by angelbean on July 27, 2005, at 14:36:19
In reply to Re: Effexor XR withdrawals » SLS, posted by ariel on July 27, 2005, at 11:33:31
I'm sorry Ariel, I think I misunderstood your question to me. I am still having the zaps a bit. They don't bother me so much, as long as I don't feel like I have the flu. That is what lasted about a week. I still feel odd electical shocks in my legs and arms. I don't know if that's related (if not, I can't imagine what is causing it). But it is not painful, or disturbing. It's just weird. My head is so much better. It was well worth it to go off in my case. I can deal with this. I can't deal with being dependent on that drug for the rest of my life, or with feeling that I am too weak to live my life, which is what it did to me.
Facing the detox has made me so mentally strong. I am loving myself today.
> thanks for the encouragement, scott. it's another ggod thing to know that one truly has to wait it out for months before the brain starts firing w/o the drug. tell me something: how long do those spins usually last? i couldn't take it 2.5 days in. it was the physical symptoms that made me cry uncle.
poster:angelbean
thread:486906
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/wdrawl/20050712/msgs/534276.html