Posted by GoldenSlumbers on July 13, 2005, at 13:01:23
Hi Everyone,
I took the plunge today and after cutting down for three days - I stopped taking my Effexor.
I was on 75mg for a few months and the side effects were too much. I could not adjust to the insomnia, weight loss, blurry vision and fatigue.
My doc added remeron for a few weeks as a sleep aid and it did work but I was so tired the rest of the day and any loud noise made me jump out of my skin so my doc suggested I stop. After 1 week without Remeron the insomnia came back bringing with it lots of nausea.
It was just too much, I decided to get off the side effect roller coaster and see if I can handle my anxiety without meds.
I would love to hear from anyone that has been successful and how long it took for the side / withdrawl effects to fade away.
I'll try to update each day.
Thanks for your support !!!
poster:GoldenSlumbers
thread:527128
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