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Posted by Ruthie Rosia on March 17, 2014, at 2:10:57
Any of you discovered a more scientific approach to withdrawing from Effexor than removing one bead a day from the capsules? :) I am currently on 300 mgs and my weight always seems to skyrocket when I take Effexor. The last time I withdrew from it was terrible, but it is such an effective medication for me that I ended up back on it during a crisis. Once again, I am up in weight (I believe besides the effect it has on thyroid and as a result, metabolism, Effexor may also mess with leptin levels - I never feel full!).
The weight really bothers me. A lot. Probably too much. At 5'8" I am up to 170 - the highest I have ever been, and at times I find myself going off my medication simply to lose a few pounds before getting terribly sick and popping right back on it again.
So any new guidelines on getting off the medication, or better still, any medication that might be added to aid my body in feeling full or losing some weight? (Ha - I'm asking for a miracle here, but it never hurts to ask).
I see my Psychiatrist Wednesday so I'd like some things to ask him about. If I just tell him I hate my weight he will say, "EAT LESS AND EXERCISE" which are wonderful ideas . . . and I'd love to put him on 300 mgs of Effexor and see how unhelpful such cookie cutter comments are when he is constantly feeling like he needs to eat and has gotten so fat it hurts his feet to jog that much weight on a bone structure meant to only hold 140 pounds at the most!
Posted by Beckett on March 17, 2014, at 22:17:49
In reply to Any progress on Effexor Withdrawal Strategies?, posted by Ruthie Rosia on March 17, 2014, at 2:10:57
Each person is so different. That said, I withdrew from Pristiq without discomfort by taking Lyrica. This was coincidental--I happened to be taken both together. Previous to this, if I missed my daily dose, I would realize it because I would become sick. Then I would think back, and sure enough, I would find that tablet in my pill dispenser. I'm sure you know that (somehow) effexor and Pristiq are chemically related.
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