I get horrendous headaches and feel really dizzy. Like a "shock" feeling.
2006-08-08 01:29:21 · 14 answers · asked by Keri R 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
My doctor reduced them from 75mg to 37.5mg. every day for a monthor so then said to try one every other day for a month then every 2 days etc
2006-08-08 01:37:16 · update #1
i came off effexor a few months ago - i think you need to see your GP for an accurate assessment. it sounds like you came off them too quick when you should've been weaned off them.. good luck!
2006-08-08 01:33:56 · answer #1 · answered by Frankie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I quit Effexor cold turkey because I just wanted to get the withdrawals over with, but I wouldn't recommend doing it that way unless you're prepared for a week of feeling pretty awful. The dizziness and brain zap feelings are the worst and took about 2 weeks to disappear completely although they did get less and less. You can just stick out the withdrawal with the knowledge that it will be mostly over within a week or so, or you could ask your doc for a few Prozac, as they clear from the body much slower and therefore the withdrawal effect is much less. If you do it that way, just take a Prozac once every 2 or 3 days for a couple of weeks (until all the Effexor has cleared from your body) and you should then be able to just stop the Prozac .
2016-03-27 03:31:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I do hope you are feeling a bitty better today?
I hope you do not mind me asking but was it suggested that you come off of your tablets or is this a descision you have taken yourself. I ask this as you may feel that you ready to come of them but in fact this may not be the case.
If you feel you cannot cope with the side effects of taking effexor, ask your doctor to recommend another SSRI such as Setraline which is a much kinder drug in respect of side effects whilst taking the drug.
However, if you feel you are ready you to come off of antidepressants completley you should do this under strict medical supervision as the side effects can be horrendous
and you should not go it alone.
You start by gradually reducing the dosage, but this is something you must speak to your doctor about what reduced dosage you start with, each person is different and it depends on the strength of tablet you are on.
It can take anything upto 3 months or even longer to come off, which may seem a long time to you, but it is the best way to do it I can assure you.
Oh, I do hope you get the help and support you deserve from your doctor, and from friends and family. Try and take each day as it comes, the good with the bad.
Perhaps not the right time to voice my own opinion about effexor but I think it ought to be banned and so do many other people judging by the comments to be found on the effexor forum group website.
All the very best and here's to piece of mind and tranquility.
2006-08-08 02:17:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting off Effexor was hard for me too. It's going to be tough, you can't change it, but there are things you can do. Your doctor should have prescribed you a drug to wean you off Effexor, it's too strong to quit cold turkey. I used Zoloft, and it worked. Start exercising and eat like you should. Those both helped me.
2006-08-15 03:37:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest talking to your doctor. I too have been suffering from the effects of coming off of this medication. It is not because the doctor ordered me off of it more like I have been having a hard time paying for the drug. I have been suffering from nasea and light headedness. I wish you well.
2006-08-08 01:35:08 · answer #5 · answered by pacifia1977 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatever you do, don't stop cold turkey. Many documented cases where people have committed suicide. Keep your Dr. informed constantly. He may have to make some adjustments with the dosage. Hang in there!
2006-08-15 13:44:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry im kinda answering your Q with a Q.. I've been on Effoxor for about 5years now.I take the highest dose of 150mg twice a day.After reading some of your answers im beginning to think these tablets are dangerous. are they?
2006-08-15 04:46:23 · answer #7 · answered by l.lo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EFFEXOR OUGHT TO BE BANNED ALONG WITH ALOT OF OTHER MEDICATIONS....MY SON STARTED ON THIS MED. FIVE YEARS AGO..A LOW DOSAGE AND IN TWO YEARS THE MGS. WERE DOUBLED...HE WAS NO BETTER OFF AND IN FACT TWICE AS BAD..IN ADDITION HE WOUND UP ON FOUR OTHER MEDS TO CONTROL THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THIS......WONDER DRUG.... HE WONDERED WHY HE TOOK IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.....IT MESSES UP YOUR BODY CHEMISTRY AND ALL OF THE SUBSEQUENT PRESCRIPTIONS WITH THEIR VARIOUS SIDE EFFECTS CRASHED TOGETHER.......HE THREW THEM ACROSS THE ROOM AND WENT OFF COLD TURKEY.....DOES NOT TAKE ANYTHING AT ALL AND LOOKS AND FEELS BETTER.... PHARMECEUTICALS HAVE CAUSED MORE PROBLEMS THAN THEY HAVE REMEDIED.....YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS AND GAIN CONTROL OF YOUR EMOTIONS WITHOUT THE MAGIC POPPERS....AS FAR AS HEADACHES YOU CAN TAKE TYLENOL OR EXTRA STRENGTH EXCEDRIN FOR AWHILE.....EAT A HEALTHY STYLE DIET....HE SAYS HE HAS NEVER FELT HEALTHIER NOW....AVOID THE TRIGGERS IN LIFE SITUATIONS AND THOUGHTS....GOOD AND KIND DAYS TO YOU.
2006-08-13 02:58:31 · answer #8 · answered by flowerspirit2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been on and off it for years and never had any problems but it sounds to me that you've come off it too fast. Go back to your GP and get them to slow things down.
2006-08-09 23:53:34 · answer #9 · answered by mad mitch 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you came off self see Dr if the Dr knows go back and see him
2006-08-08 08:58:33 · answer #10 · answered by munchie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋