Posted by casisill on January 29, 2004, at 11:37:08
In reply to Re: Glad to be OFF EFFEXOR!! » melley, posted by tetheredcat on January 8, 2004, at 21:52:47
HI
in response to tetheredcat i hope to god you managed to stay off this drug - its extremely dangerous. I've been on it nearly 2 years and am going cold turkey at present to get off it - i was on 225mg per day and am into my 7th day of withdrawal - i have dizziness, nausea, violent mood swings, depression, rages beyond belief and much more! i'm trying to hang in but the urge to go back on is unbelievable. I have researched the effects of this drug and its withdrawal and will be taking all of this to my shrink in march to show him i shouldn't have even been on this drug as i suffer bipolar ii and should have been on a mood stabiliser such as lithium. People have compared coming off effexor to heroin cold turkey - jesus if this is what its like i feel sorry for heroin addicts! I reckon i could easily have killed someone today with the raging mood i've been in - luckily i went back to bed to sleep it off. I don't know as yet how long this cold turkey lasts but i can't take much more of this - reckon i'll have to build an underground bunker and seal myself in if this dosent get much better!
Damn all the doctors for prescribing such an addictive dangerous drug! wonder what they get out of it - a holiday in the caribbean?
good luck to all coming off i'll let u know if and when i come through the other side!
cas
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