Posted by Lynnads on January 28, 2003, at 11:16:01
In reply to Re: I'm going off Effexor, posted by khead on January 28, 2003, at 10:50:03
> FWIW, I too have gone off Effexor XR.
> So far with absolutely NO problems.I am absolutely happy that you had no ill effects from going off the Effexor. Strangely enough, the other part of you story is exactly like mine, with the thumping heart and such. So my doctor put me on Wellbutrin as well, but she wouldn't let me take it until I was completely tapered off the Effexor. So now I am on the 37.5 dose still with a little bit of nausea and disorientation, but asside from that I feel better than I have in a looooooooong time! I don't know if I even want to bother going on the Wellbutrin right now. I think I am going to wait and see what happens. So far I feel alive, something I havent experienced in a couple years, I feel refreshed and motivated, almost like waking from a really long sleep. Any side effect I had of going off the Effexor is well worth what I am experiencing now! I hope this sticks around for awhile.
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