Posted by demon_child_cin-666 on March 29, 2006, at 13:53:13
In reply to OK now I am afraid, posted by unknown_usr on March 29, 2006, at 11:05:46
I was also on Wellbutrin and Effexor, when my doctor put me on the effexor he increased the wellbutrin. The effexor did not end up working for me but I am still on the wellbutrin. Not everyone has a hard time getting off of effexor. I didn't, I stopped taking it when I ended up in the hospital because it was making my mania spin out of control. For me it was safer to just stop taking it than to try and ween myself off. I wanted to hurt myself on it and during the withdrawal the thought never even crossed my mind.
If your scared tell your doctor that you want to increase it very slowly. Maybe wait 4-6 weeks before you do the increase, instead of 1 week. Everyone reacts differently going onto or coming off of any med. It's ok (even good) to be scared, it will keep you more alert to the changes in your body.
> I just started this Effexor stuff. I have been taking Welbutrin 150mg for a long time, but its success has been minimal, leaving me feeling foggy. Before that, it was Prozack which made me robotic. Before that Norpramine, which also had minimal results.
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> The passed 2 days I have been on 37.5 mg of Effexor and 150 mg of Welbutrin XL. The plan is to take a week at 37.5 with the Welbutrin. Go up to 75 for two weeks and take the Welbutrin every other day, and then go to 150 and drop the Welbutrin altogether.
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> This seems like a logical plan. But now I hear about the horrors of quitting this med. I am scared. I am also having funky side-effects from this stuff, but nothing unexpected. Like I experienced my first ever bout of insomnia last night, but I'm not surprised since both Effexor and Welbutrin have insomnia as a possible side-effect. I also feel like my heart is racing a little, but I think that's from the coffee and lack of sleep.
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> Is it worth the risk of withdrawal problems to take this? Does it work well?
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