Posted by SLS on July 24, 2005, at 5:59:33
In reply to Re: Achy with Effexor withdrawal?, posted by margie75 on July 23, 2005, at 3:14:38
> The reason I ask this specifically, is becasue I'm considering going to the doctor to see if I have fibromalgia or something.
> I didn't have them before I started decreasing my effexor dosing.You might want to hold off on the visit to the doctor. Some people do report flu-like symptoms, including body aches and pains, upon discontinuation of SRI drugs like Effexor and Prozac. The pain is sometimes mistaken for myalgia.
The suggestion of taking Benadryl (diphenhydramine) might work. People on the withdrawal board use it often with reported success, but I don't know which of the withdrawal symptoms it actually helps with. If you go on to use Benadryl, please post your results so we can get a better idea as to what it can and can't do.
How are you going about tapering Effexor? Perhaps a different approach would spare you the withdrawal effects.
- Scott
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