Posted by AmandaEffexorScks on August 13, 2005, at 1:24:41
In reply to DAY 4 of Quitting Effexor, posted by AmandaEffexorScks on August 10, 2005, at 3:39:25
I am functioning OK at this point. It's still not easy and I feel about 60% of who I once was. That will keep going up but not as fast as I hoped. Days 1-3 were super hard and I couldn't even think about posting those days. Days 4-7 finally showed improvement. At this point, my two issues are that I get the brain shivers in the evening and have trouble falling asleep. I've seen 3:00AM and 4:00AM a few times this week before I break down and take two Excedrin PM's to knock me out. Then I'm passed out asleep until mid-morning and the phone usually wakes me so Lord knows how long I'd be asleep. This is the first day I've made it without a nappy. Hopefully I will slumber without drugging up to do so. It beats the nightmares in the beginning. Still without much of an appetite and have lost about 4 lbs. I was slender to start with so that's a lot for me.
A best girlfriend came over and hung with me. We laughed and I had my first beer. I think that's key - do fun things within moderation, watch comedys, keep it positive.
Better days are coming!
Amanda
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