Posted by jujube on November 1, 2004, at 15:59:08
In reply to Re: doctors and prescriptions, posted by yoopergirl on November 1, 2004, at 15:29:08
Try not to be too scared. The withdrawal can be quite bad for some. Perhaps you should really consider getting to your doctor, explaining to the doctor what you have learned about withdrawing from Effexor from your own research, and see if the doctor can give you some more sample packs so that you can slowly wean yourself off. Others have said that a short round of Prozac can help reduce the withdrawal syndrome. So that's another option. It is true that doctors don't seem to be fully aware just how devasting the withdrawal can be, which is unfortunate.
I hope you start to feel better soon.
Tamara
> I was on 150mg EffexorRX per day right from the start. I have chronic depression and prozac wasn't working for me very well any more and I had very little energy. I typed in Effexer Withdrawal and this website filled up at least the first page of my search. I was on Effexor for about 10 weeks now that I look at my calendar. My GP told me I could try it out and said nothing about going off slowly (I simply ran out of my samples before my follow up appt.) I have no health insurance so my doctor thought that the free samples would give me enough of an idea of whether this medicine would work for me or not. I guess I got scared because I feel so weepy and creepy...I don't mean to scare anybody about the drug but if you do try it do it slow and low dose.
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