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Posted by Christian on December 14, 2001, at 18:18:03
I was only on effexor xr for three weeks because It made me feel extremely weird and the side effects were
horrible. I did not taper once I got to 37.5 mg, and I
have been experincing a weird sensation in my head that carries on all day long. It scares me because I am worried it will never go. I am very sensitive to drugs. Has anyone experinced withdrawal similar to this,
please help me.
Posted by sjb on December 19, 2001, at 13:33:34
In reply to Effexor Withdraw, please help me, posted by Christian on December 14, 2001, at 18:18:03
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> I was only on effexor xr for three weeks because It made me feel extremely weird and the side effects were
> horrible. I did not taper once I got to 37.5 mg, and I
> have been experincing a weird sensation in my head that carries on all day long. It scares me because I am worried it will never go. I am very sensitive to drugs. Has anyone experinced withdrawal similar to this,
> please help me.Yes, I was scared that it wouldn't go away either, but it will. I was taking some non-aspirin during the withdrawal which helped somewhat. Some say Prozac really helps but I was not prescribed. My head cleared up as soon as I went on a new AD.
Posted by sid on December 19, 2001, at 14:26:20
In reply to Re: Effexor Withdraw, please help me, posted by sjb on December 19, 2001, at 13:33:34
Some people have mentioned Benadryl to help with the side effects.
Posted by IsoM on December 19, 2001, at 16:30:18
In reply to Effexor Withdraw, please help me, posted by Christian on December 14, 2001, at 18:18:03
It seems that antihistamines will help mute some of the withdrawal (discontinuation) symptoms from stopping SSRIs. I wish I had known that before. Gravol helps my head when it's spacey & it was designed as an antihistamine originally.
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> I was only on effexor xr for three weeks because It made me feel extremely weird and the side effects were
> horrible. I did not taper once I got to 37.5 mg, and I
> have been experincing a weird sensation in my head that carries on all day long. It scares me because I am worried it will never go. I am very sensitive to drugs. Has anyone experinced withdrawal similar to this,
> please help me.
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