Posted by FredPotter on March 29, 2007, at 21:30:08
In reply to Re: Horrible Withdrawls from EFFEXOR XR » dancingstar, posted by FredPotter on March 28, 2007, at 19:05:04
It would be nice to keep a list as experienced by us rather than compiled by unaffected people, always on the understanding that these are effects that might be unrelated.
Here's mine:
BTW Are there bad reactions to all these drugs or is Effexor particularly bad?I was very sleepy all the time while on it (3.5 years). I could sleep all day. This never was a feature of depression before. I've complained for 3 years to my Dr about this but he didn't know what to do apart from up the dose until I was on 375mg/day. Continual headache. Need to take more Xanax as it seemed to lose its efficacy. My main love in life, music, sounded like a meaningless noise. I felt like I didn't want to do anything. Weight gain came after about 2 years and may be my age (60). I couldn't cycle to work as I felt agoraphobic (more so than usual). Very tense. Unable to hold my body in a way that felt 'right'. High chest breathing. Feeling about to lose control.
My Dr told me to stop cold-turkey from 150mg/day, although he rang me up some days later to apologise and said I should have tapered it. I'll say. I've had insomnia, nightmares, crying in my dreams, waking with encrusted eyes, suicidal thoughts, crying at music (ah good it's come back), crying suddenly for no reason, even without feeling upset (weird), headache gone, Xanax response returned, stiff legs, walking like The Tin Man before Dorothy found her oil can, dysphoria (racing thoughts, like hypomanic but irritable), being crabby with people at work, which is completely out of character. My sleepiness is much alleviated however. I've started Nardil now so perhaps things will improve, perhaps I'll get a whole bunch of new side effects.
Fred
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