Posted by Evita on August 22, 2004, at 22:01:06
In reply to Suffering and looking for answers, posted by Smileyjil on August 21, 2004, at 19:37:20
I started on Effexor XR in May2004 for panic attacks. It helped me tremendously, however, I did not wish to stay on forever and I did experience some weight gain. I quit cold-turkey 4 days ago. I have experienced insomnia, flu-like symptoms, excessive sweating and diarreha, GROSS! I had been on Paxil before which was also very helpful but with other unwanted side effects. There is a very helpful and informative article in the July 2004 SELF magazine written by Jennifer Wolff, I encourage anyone who is experiencing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor to read the article if you can find it. I found mine at a used bookstore after reading the magazine while waiting for my car to get serviced at the dealership.
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