Posted by jubilee on December 11, 2004, at 15:22:09
In reply to Re: please be civil » S.Bartel, posted by Dr. Bob on December 10, 2004, at 18:12:15
My experience....I almost got locked up in the funny house after going off 75 mgs a day for quit awhile. I could not drive after 4 days and was on the freeway in the middle of nowhere, and I hhad double ,triple vision come on me, and made it to a resturant as there wasnt alot of trafic, thank God. I was all over the road. I had to be picked up.
Also almost sold my home and moved to timbucktwo,; saved it, went into debt the first time , I am a smoker and I was having blackouts and could have burned my home down many times over,. Just a few things there. Also got headacke and nausea after a month and diarrea and back on effexor stopped every symptom and I was driving in two days.Now , the second time....I had stroke symptoms come on me and I started back on high doses of effexor and scared the crap out of me with blured vision and dizzyness for 3 days anyway. I have no doubt I would have had a full blown stroke. (I wanted my sex life back , so I went off)
My feeling is that people who do die cant write here or are too sick to write. Yes I believe it can kill you, personally , with my body type anyway and thats why I say to go to any lengths to make sure you have a very large bottle before you quit and go real slow as I was blessed to do.
I am still lucky I have a partner at all after the anger I havce displayed over nothing, but I'm sure its not the effexor when it's happening !!!!! I should be dead and divorced and I am not trying to scare people , but be real.
First say you want to go up on your dose , then say you want off and to have something diffrent and go slow. Get a large bottle of 150's if possible. Save every pebble ;, be a scientist and take 4 to 6 months if possible.
I am down after 5 months to minute doses and I have high anxioty and I cant hold my legs still. I feel like my skitzo brother acts. I blow up really easy , God help dish TV people I did try to explain in a rage!!HA!!
I am going completely off (trying) in one week) and on to 8 prozac I have . I will go back to minute doses a bit longer if I start thinking of buying a gun. Only Kidding!!! No , I will just be so glad when its over , and I think I'm going to be nervous another month no matter what , but a nice Dr offered me a bottle of Xanex and I took it .
I hate being numbnuts but , better than such anxioty. My legs are bouncing everywhere , and its kinda hard to write a letter and quardanate wq/ your legs , HA! Taking some cogentin for that today and the Xanex.
I have had hypermania , agitation and anxioty as side affects for 4 years on effexor plus it has ruined my vision and I love to read. I had every known side affect except high blood presure , and that can sure kill you. I looked up ""http://www.petitiononline.com/effexor/"" and you will get a good idea of side affects from experts and see how well youre doing. I rather agree with Bartel , that anything this dangerous in side affect withdrawals cant be good for your body and I guess she has permanant liver damage , which makes me grateful I discovered this petition. I thought I was just stuck on this darn drug for life until the Lord moved me to go to my computer and look up effexor one day. I owe my health to him. .
Yes , I do believe that honesty is best if you can find an understaanding dr. Maybe take him some print out samples of these nightmare stories and what youre experiencing or dont want to experience.
Best way is to talk your Dr honestly into letting you go down real slow and giving you adavan for 4or 5 months if you can find one who will listen or understand. Maybe use the phonebook. I wish you all well, and also look to God almighty , who I feel saved my ass. God Bless , Jubilee.
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