Posted by gingerlyn67 on June 10, 2006, at 16:00:51
In reply to Please share SUCCESS stories re: stopping Effexor., posted by MSWGradStudent on June 7, 2006, at 5:12:57
It took me a good month to get rid of all the side affects and withdrawls I had when I stopped taking the effexor. I was very emotional for a few weeks still, but, it's getting better all the time. I think I have been off of it now for at least 8 wks. I sleep a lot better and my husband says I don't snore or have nightmares like I was having when I was taking the meds. I am expecting my body to slowly get back to normal after a good 3 mths. My anxiety is pretty bad still, but, I would rather deal with that , then, to be a fruitcake and be on the meds. It worked to begin with, but, after 3 mths and moving my dosage up a few times, it just quit working for me and I had really bad side affects. The brain shivers got so bad when I was on the 150mgs, that, I couldn't drive. It's when that happened that I talked to my DR and we decided to get me off of the meds. He told me it was going to be a really hard 3 to 4 wks, and, it was! I am surprised I am still married. My body felt like I had the flu during the 4th week of withdrawls. I was so sick and achey. I literally thought about admitting myself to the psyche ward at times.
It will get better. Some people's withdrawls are worse than others, but, from all I have read on here, we all seem to have nearly the same problems. It's unbelievable to me that something that is supposed to make you feel good makes you feel so bad when coming off of it. Take care and good luck!
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