Posted by HS on September 30, 2003, at 9:39:47
In reply to Re: Stopped Effexor XR - extreme side effects...Help!, posted by Prinnie on September 27, 2003, at 18:23:31
I was having extreme side-effects at 150mg (see my previous EXTREMELY long message). After my experience with Seroxat, there was no way I was going to go cold-turkey. What I did was reduce back down to 75 mg and my side-effects have reduced dramatically. I am also taking Molipaxin at night to help me sleep and Xanax (may be called Xanor in the US, or the otherway round, I'm not sure) for the anxiety.
What my MD told me was that you can swop between different types of SSRIs relatively easily - I would suggest you try to find a doctor that you trust and can talk to, or even a good pharamacist to start off with.
I personally don't believe that drugs are really effective in the long-term without some type of therapy. I am not at all anti-drug, I just think that that they can't necessarily solve the underlying problem, they just treat the symptoms.
My dad suffered from high blood pressure - it took ages to find a drug that suited him and some of the side-effects that he went through were pretty awful, but he persevered and eventually found one that suited him.
Medication for mental illness is just the same.
Oh, and if anyone is reading this who posted about a metalic taste int the mouth - maybe the toxin thing is true, but it can also indicate diabetes, so get that checked out.
Anyway, to all of you already coming off - good luck guys and hope that things get better soon.
Hetty
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