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Posted 8/22/2015 6:29 PM (GMT 0)
I've been posting my progress in another thread, but wanted to put another question out there.

After going through a horrendous few days of withdrawal I felt like the worst was over. I didn't feel great, but was having moments of feeling good. Then today I feel like total crap again! Depressed, vomiting, no appetite and just feeling like it will never end.

Is this normal? Why do I feel worse again after feeling better?
Posted 8/22/2015 7:34 PM (GMT 0)
I've weaned off lots of meds....Zoloft was almost impossible. I'd get to 12.5 and jump and couldn't make it 3 days off before getting back on. So, they switched me to cymbalta. When that stopped working, it was also physically hard to handle and took at least two weeks completely off before I started to have few, if any, side effect. Lamictal was the hardest though and had the longest lasting effects.

I just weaned off a very small dose of klonopin I've been on for 2-3 years. The first few days are tough, the I have a few good days, the. I feel bad again. Everyone is different. Try to embrace the good days and the bad days will become fewer and fewer.
Posted 8/22/2015 8:57 PM (GMT 0)
Jenhepp,
Thanks for your reply. It's good to know the bad days will decrease. It just seemed like I was going in the right direction and then BAM!
Posted 8/22/2015 9:50 PM (GMT 0)
Erin,

Hoping this is just a small detour along the way of your successful journey to where you want to be! :)

S.C.
Posted 8/23/2015 8:04 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Erin

Effexor is one of the harder AD to wean off and you may feel not the best for a couple of weeks before you start to feel better again.

Hibee
Posted 8/23/2015 12:12 PM (GMT 0)
The evening time has been the best for me the past few days. The daytime isn't great, morning is the worst, but around dinner time I feel good and for the rest of the evening.

Do you think that's a good sign? I just don't want this to drag on.
Posted 8/23/2015 2:51 PM (GMT 0)
Erin,

I think it is a good sign.;) Remember recovery is not always a linear journey...so there may be better days than others.

Some of what you are feeling could simply be anxiety too! You are now learning to manage the anxiety without this Rx/tool, so be patient with yourself and the process.

Use your coping skills, especially in the a.m.! Remember in the last thread, I explained about the Cortisol connection in the mornings?

Keep posting, you are getting there.:)

S.C.
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