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Posted 7/13/2011 1:07 PM (GMT 0)
Hello again,

Well today is day 7 without Effexor. I was very spacey last weekend. I had a remicade infusion on Saturday..and combined with the withdrawl of Effexor..made for an uncomfortable feeling. I am feeling about 75% better than last Saturday..so I am still optimistic. I do not feel my self though, I still feel "out of it", but I'm hoping it will keep getting better. I am a bit worried about the fact that I cried twice over the past 5 days..In my mind for no apparent reason...so perhaps my body is still adjusting. I am very busy at work, so this is a wonderful distraction.
Posted 7/13/2011 3:21 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the update.  Today is my first day of weaning off of Effexor 150 mg per day.  You are my inspiration so when I feel bad I will come here and read what you have written and remember that I too will make it through.

Thank you for being here.

Kindly,

Kitt

Posted 7/13/2011 5:21 PM (GMT 0)
Wittsend, well done!! 7 days is great. The spaced out feeling does go, I promise. You have done really well. I was so happy when I had gone a week because I knew then that there was no going back and that I had done it.

Kitt - Good luck and keep posting, let us know how you get on. I think it helps when you know other people who have come off effexor as it is an experience. Myhusband couldn't believe that it had such horrible withdrawal effects. Saying that though I have read that some people have come off it and had no withdrawal symptoms so fingers crossed.

We are here if you need us!
Posted 7/24/2011 12:36 PM (GMT 0)
confused  Hello everyone,

July 25th..and still going strong.. effexor free.  However.....I am angry almost all the time. Impatient, and last week cried everyday.  The dizzy feelings and spaced out feelings are gone.  Instead I am short tempered with everyone, especially my family.   I know this too shall pass, so I'm trying to be optomistic.  It is very difficult having nothing to lean on except myself.   I hope this is not the "new" me..lol

Has this happened to anyone? If so, how long can I expect to be this way?

Pamela

Posted 7/24/2011 2:04 PM (GMT 0)
Good Morning All,

Pamela, WTG.  You are right to realize your feelings are most likely from the withdrawal from Effexor.  Great job and I had you to blaze the trail for me.

Day 12 for me weaning from 150 mg to off of Effexor.  I am at 37.5 mg today.  Tomorrow I will drop to 18.75 for 3 days and if all goes well I will be off this med by the end of the week.

I have had some ups and downs emotionally but so far no other bad effects. Did have a few days where I had a pretty nasty headache.

Like most everyone, I have read the horrible side effects many have but I have been lucky so far and I am very thankful for that.  I truly was worrying myself sick about "what was going to happen ?"

Kindly,

Kitt

Posted 7/24/2011 9:38 PM (GMT 0)
Wittsend,

Hello, nice to meet you. I was on Effexor for a little over 5 years. I was up to either 250mg, and I weaned off a couple months ago. You are on a lower end of mg so you shouldn't have any problems weaning off it. I went from 250mg down to 150mg. then 75mg, then to 25mg began having withdrawals bad so I upped it to 50mg for just a few more days and then stopped. This entire process was about 3-weeks - no longer than a month.

From 75mg, you can drop down to 50mg for a few days to a week, then 25mg, then off. Of course I am not a Dr. so I would definitely check with your Dr. My Psych Dr. as she was lowering my dosages would tell me if I started feeling sick and withdrawals to go back up to the mg where I wasn't sick for 2-3 days longer and then try it again.

I hope this is of some help to you. Best of luck to you. Make sure you are weaning off in the care of a physician.

Your Healingwell Friend,

Serenitee

Loop ileostomy, Pelvic/Bladder Trauma & Dysfunction...

Bipolar 2, Manic-Depressive, Borderline, Anxiety/Panic Disorder, Ptsd

Posted 7/25/2011 2:59 PM (GMT 0)
Kitt, Serenitee,

Thank you both for your feedback. Steady as she goes. We will all be ok, and free of this med. It was good while I needed it, but now I am hopefully off for good. I am starting to recognize the familiar thoughts that are creeping back into my mind before Effexor. Reality and everyday issues are always there. With Effexor..you just float with them, and you go 25 miles/hr..and not 100.

Good luck to everyone.

Pamela
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