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Topic Title: Going off Efexor-xr
| |  "Going off Efexor-xr"
, Tue 23 Nov 17:28
Hi ,
I am a 45f from australia and been on Efexor-xr for about 5 years now. I feel I am more addicted to them now as I have tired to go off them once and went from 300mg to 225mg after a week the withdrawals got to me. Has anybody got any helpful hints to get off them.. I have also put on massive weight and my sex drive has gone down. I feel I am a lot happier inside now and if I could get off them I would be fine........ or am I just kidding myself.... After some advice. My email addy is s_ardnas@hotmail.com
my msn is s_ardnas@hotmail.com
Posts: 0 | | Registered: Tue 23 Nov 2004 13:34 |
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| | "Re(1):Going off Efexor-xr" , Sat 15 Jan 07:03
I found that when I forgot to take it the withdrawls started, this worried me (I was on 150mg)
after much trial and error I slowly decreased the dose to half a 37mg tablet a day (approx 18mg) even then I still had withdrawl problems same syptoms as others have described
However my depression did not come back to overwhelm me
I opted to switch to zoloft and basically went from efexor to zoloft without a couple of weeks wait
the usual withdrawl syptoms did not really appear just a day of "yuk"
now I am on 25mg zoloft daily and when I have forgotten to take the tablet I have not felt any bad withdrawl syptoms. Hopefully soon to try life SSRI free for a while
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| | "Re(1):Going off Efexor-xr" , Thu 25 Nov 21:37:
Hello,
I was on Effexor for about 6 weeks, so I can't really compare. But I can say is to do it SLOW! Getting the 'brain shocks' yet?
When I say slow, I mean stay at 225mg for a month, then lower it down every month after that. Effexor and Paxil seem to be the worst for withdrawls. I, myself, will try everything in my power to avoid SSRI's and I need something for my horrible depression.
I am going to give you a link to a page that can help you a LOT more than I can. There is actually a post named "Effexor withdrawl is HELL!" on that board.
Here's the link, I hope I helped at least a little...
http://www.healthboards.com/boards/index.php?
Go to the "anxiety" and the "depression" links. Those people know a lot about meds and withdrawls. Sorry, I dont know ho to hyperlink on this site.
Did Effexor help you? It didn't me.
[this message was edited by Josh McGrath on Thu 25 Nov 21:45]
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| | | "Re(2):Going off Efexor-xr" , Sat 15 Jan 17:49
Hi there..
Yes they have helped me.... but feel there is one or 2 side effects.... I have been on them for many years now..
I know I still have depression... thou feeling much better these days..
sanco1@hotmail.com is my msn .....
Thanks for replying..
my msn is s_ardnas@hotmail.com
Posts: 3 | | Registered: Tue 23 Nov 2004 13:34 |
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