Posted by jubilee on December 29, 2004, at 23:33:36
In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal symptoms! » justjamie, posted by Wanda C on December 29, 2004, at 21:30:17
I pray that others will look at my sites too as well as Bebe's and Sammi's and there are so many people and good things to help you understand. I personally chose to go off slowley over 5 months period as I had the meds to do so, especially if you save every pebble like I did. ( if I could have kept ordering each month on my ins. I would have done that and said nothing .) and if there is a way to avoid what sounds like the "hong cong" flue for 3 weeks or more , then go ahead with your choice of withdrawal as my doc sure didn't understand that I would probably be dead. !! . I suggest things like not telling your dr, as with mine he put me on a regiment , in his great non wisdom to take me off of 300 mgs a day in 6 weeks, after 4 years on it !!. Even long term slow go Mentally and emotionaly have been the real kickers for me w/ outrageous anger attacks, and crying , and I can't think, balance checkbook, , and I already lost most my memory ability from the effexor and pray it will be restored to me along with my sleep and very ,impaired vision , due to the loss from effexor that they even admit as well as all I mention. No sexual life for 4 years now until just lately, and it made it painful for 4 years , so I went celibat .. I lost myself on effexor for 4 years and got stuck on it as I almost died 2 X's going off until someone mentioned "adavan" drug tranqulizers and taking it really slow , like 4 months, for my mixture of effexor withdrawal symptoms, one being cussing out Doctors, and had a small stroke the second time. This site and the effexor on line petition helped me on side affects and Bebe showed us good place also. and gave me hope 5 months ago, as I've been healed of depression 2 years ago, by God. I owe all my victories in life to God as I can do nothing without him(of any profit anyway.. Yes on adavan , and may I include Inderal for panic attacks if you have a problem w/ them like I did years ago and they are a side affects of withdrawel, I suggest safe anti-dep's like elivil as I was used as a guinny pig by mental Health for years to try new drugs. New AD's are all about money these days I believe. Doc's buy stock in these drugs and push them. I feel they dont want to hear the truth. Its an money issue I am sure of it. Lots of people making money.
Even though I never crossed ove 50 lbs over weight, 5'3'' med boned, and that was a small price to pay considering a life of doom , gloom and suisidal thinking. Every time I dropped a dose I did a highly suggested thing like take prozak for the first 5 days of a drop. Got a anti hystimine nose sprayer because I was taught it affects your hystamine levels and its taken every headacke away. I take promithizine for nausea, but a drug for motion sickness is needed . God just laid this stuff on me , so I used them and the antidiarreals. I dont know how poeple survive all that peuking for "cold Turkey" .
Welcome to all newbies , may you too draw much hope and comfort from this site as I have and hopefully been able to help others in some way.
I didnt tell my doc I took 5 months , I just did it, because I had the means and my suggestion is dont give up your means if you can afford it.
Wish you all the best, and Gods comfort through your difficult times if you have them , God Bless, Jubilee
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