Posted by ParkWood on May 17, 2004, at 14:02:02
Hi, I have been reading a lot of feedback regarding Effexor weaning side effects, but wanted to start a new thread completely dedicated to this, if anyone is interested. I am in the process of weaning off of Effexor XR 187.5 (150 mg & 37.5). My doc had me on 50 mg of Zoloft and 187.5 of Effexor XR for anxiety. I took a month to wean off the Zoloft and now am on my 3rd week of slowly weaning off the Effexor and as soon as I went down to 75 mg everything started getting crazy! I see "tracks", like if you put your hand in front of your face and move it, you see the track lines of your hand, I'm always anxious, I wake up in the middle of the night which I always did, but now with the "panicky" feeling and inability to fall back asleep for hours. I feel groggy, slow, and I feel like I'm on the verge of a headache but it's just some pressure and strain behind my eyes and forehead. I'm really worried, but my doc will just keep me on the meds and I really want off and want to deal with my anxiety issues drug-free. I also gained a ton of weight, like 30 lbs. but I was first on Paxil and gained 20 lbs then switched to Effexor and gained about 10 more lbs. I'm looking for success stories with weaning off of this drug or truthful stories even if they're bad cuz I really need to know what I'm up against when this Friday I go off the drug for good. Thanx.
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