Posted by msdibbs on September 25, 2003, at 15:57:26
In reply to Re: EFFEXOR - DOSAGE, posted by zeldas on September 25, 2003, at 10:02:48
> > I'VE BEEN ON EFFEXOR FOR AT LEAST 6 YEARS AND PRIOR TO THAT I WAS ON PROZAC FOR ABOUT 8 YEARS. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE NO FEELING ON EITHER OF THESE DRUGS. I REALLY DON'T LIKE TAKING DRUGS. I'VE HAD PSYCHOTHERAPY, SAW A PSYCHIATRIST AND TRIED DIFFERENT RELAXATION TECHNIQUES, SUCH AS HYPNOSIS TO NO AVAIL, BREATHING TECHNIQUES, ETC. I REALLY WANT TO LEARN HOW TO RELAX AND COME OFF DRUGS AND GET ON WITH MY LIFE. LIBIDO - WHAT'S THAT. I HAVE NONE. NO DESIRE. HAS ANYONE FOUND THE MAGICAL DOSAGE THAT ACTUALLY WORKS AND MAKES YOU FEEL ALIVE?
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> Hello,It's been only a few weeks of weaning off for me....I'm down to 37.5 every second day. And I feel like crap. Dizziness is the mild part. I'm sweating like crazy and basically feel like I'm in a fog. Reading these posts has reassured me somewhat that this is normal (whatever normal is). I did go to my Doc earlier this week and was told to either go back on effexor or to tough it out a while longer until the withdrawal subsides.....
I feel worse now than I did before going on this. Will it get any better? The lack of sex drive is my main reason for wanting off.......I feel like I'm stuck between the lesser of two evils - I keep taking the meds and never have a normal sex life again, or I continue to perserve with the weaning and hope that this passes.
Any comments?
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