i've been taking effexor xl for about 2
years now, and my psychiatrist has just
put me on zispin(mirtazepine) because it
wasn't working. At the highest dose, I
was on 225mg a day, and before I quit it,
it was 150mg a day.
My problem is that I am having severe
withdrawl symptoms after stopping it after
1 week. I dont know for sure if its
zispin thats causing it, but I feel like
i'm literaly dying.. I cant think
straight, i'm really dizzy and groggy, and
very sleepy. I'm also very agitated,
depressed, and having nightmares that are
a thousand times worse than any I have
ever had.
How long does it normally take to get over
these withdrawls? Can't last much longer
like this..
Sorry if this post doesn't make much
sense!
Thanks.
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 06-21-05 19:08pm
Hi there! Talk to your primary care
physician, I am no dr, but in my opinion,
you should have came down slower then
that. It could be the zispin but it is
hard to say, but I would talk to yor other
Dr..
Good luck!
Sincerely
sandy
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johnmcp
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 3 Location: UK
Posted: 06-23-05 14:02pm
Thank you for your post. I'm just at the
point now where the side effects of
effexor are wearing off. I feel a lot
better today and it looks like I should be
ok.. Just a note though to other people
who are thinking about taking this drug,
please don't do it! Look at the other
avenues first and use effexor as the last
resort. I've been through some of the
roughest days of my life the past week,
and I don't want anyone else to go through
the same.
Thanks..
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lynn74
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 71 Location: sydney australia
Posted: 07-02-05 17:03pm
To john
the mirtazepine early side effects would
be causing some of the problems, valium
will help to smooth things and the psych
should have had enough sense to have
prescribed some for you
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lifeisasong
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Alabama
Effexor Xl Withdrawal Posted: 07-05-05 04:08am
Hi!
Just thought I could put in my 2 cents
worth about this. I had brain shocks that
I felt & saw- turning my head even the
slightest bit caused them. Blinking even
hurt. I think I had headaches but that
was the least of my worries! Dizziness
constantly. Could not concentrate on
anything but painfully felt everything!For
a time I would not even drive my car
because I knew I would be putting myself
& others @ risk. I asked others for
help a lot & I almost never do that
esp. @ work.
I told everyone who asked that if I ever
got back on effexor xl that I would never
come off of it! I still feel that way
& I have been off for about 1 1/2 yrs.
Since then I have been on prozac (20mg to
start, now 40mg) & it has been good to
me. 4 days ago my Dr. Added wellbutrin
xl because I felt like prozac was not
working too great anymore. I asked for
the prozac dosage to be upped but he
wouldn't do it-instead gave me a couple of
options & I chose adding the wb xl.
Haven't had much change yet but really
haven't expected it-i know it's still
early. Hopefully it will soon pick me up
from where I am now.
If anyone wants to email me & talk
about your experiences with
depression/meds or any other health
condition, I would like to hear from
you.
Thanks! :)
I took wellbutrin for about 8 years when
it flat-lined on me. My Dr. Said that
is the problem with wellbutrin, that it
will suddenly stop working. He put me on
effexor and while...Yes...It has helped
(i'm no longer "cocooned" in my bedroom
never coming out), I have suddenly become
more social again, but the one big big
problem i'm having is I can't sleep!!!!
My Dr. Won't perscribe any sleeping aide
because he says they are all too
addictive, so I can only assume that being
awake for 2 & 3 days at a time is so
much better for you. I was up so long
one time that I started halluniciating and
then when I would listen to the radio at
night I couldn't understand what they were
saying! I've taken all the over the
counter sleep aides (i'm currently taking
12 a night to get 3-4 hours of sleep).
So effexor works for me...But jeez...At
what price? I would rather go to bed
when everyone else does, sleep when
everyone else does, and wake up when
everyone else does, you know...A normal
life! Any suggestions??? Car
olscreation@yahoo.Com let me know!
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jurplesman
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 139 Location: Sydney Australia
Posted: 07-11-05 22:43pm
If you want to have a go at treating
depression without drugs, you need to do
this under the doctor's supervision. You
need to withdraw very gradually from
medication whilst you are on a
hypoglycemic diet.
Please print out the article:
"depression a nutritional disorder" at our
web site at:
Starting Effexor In a Few Days Posted: 07-19-05 20:43pm
Hi. I am currently on celexa and have
been for 6 months. In a few days, my
doctor is starting me on effexor for
anxiety and to treat my diagnosis of
conversion disorder. I read that some of
you have problems getting to sleep. I
found that tylnelol pm works good for
that. I use it to help me sleep and to
relieve the pain I have. How long did
it take you before you noticed the effexor
begin to work?
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Jemini
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 58 Location: Australia
Posted: 07-20-05 06:00am
I had been on anti-depressants for over a
year, first lot of meds was aroprax
paroxatine which would give me very very
bad withdrawal even if I had missed if for
one day I felt like I was some sort of
junkie!
Then it was changed to what you are on
right now mirtazepine and the on coming
effects were dizzyness, droziness and felt
utter crap. But then I actually started
going quite as you can say "phsyco" I
turned into a total monster. With that I
just stopped taking them....And guess what
no withdrawals at all! My head became
clear and have been drug free for about 3
weeks now!
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elflady4747
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 1
Effexor Posted: 09-21-07 13:24pm
I've been on depression medications for
about 3 years and have been through many
on the way to effexor...Prozac was helping
for awhile then the panic attacks came
back and the Dr. decided to put me on
effexor Xl I am currently taking 150mg and
do okay most days.....I can't run out
though because the withdrawal symptoms are
horrible the shock sensations are the
worse...even missing one dose can send me
into withdrawal and after 2 days it's
intolerable...Does anyone have a way to
come off it without the withdrawal
symptoms?
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mags27
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jun 2008 Posts: 5
Effexor XL Posted: 06-16-08 19:26pm
I just began 75mg today, feeling really
dizzy, warm/cold, nervous nausous as hell
but I beleive this passes?? Do u gain
weight on this can anyone share their
experience, many thanks
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jchartr1
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Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 26 Location: , GA
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Re: Effexor XL Posted: 06-18-08 02:02am
mags27
wrote:
I just began 75mg today,
feeling really dizzy, warm/cold, nervous
nausous as hell but I beleive this
passes?? Do u gain weight on this can
anyone share their experience, many
thanks
I didn't have any feelings like this from
taking the medicine but I did have all of
those when I got off of it...it doesnt
seem like this drug is right for you if
it's giving you those symptoms right off
the bat, but I wouldn't exactly recommend
the drug to anyone after the hell I went
through trying to get off of it. Effexor
helped tremendously with my depression but
I developed intense anxiety while on it
and it caused me to have panic attacks.
After going off of the drug my anxiety is
1000 times better so I really think that
the drug can cause way more side effects
than is necessary for its function.
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mags27
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jun 2008 Posts: 5
Re: Effexor XL Posted: 06-18-08 08:26am
mags27
wrote:
I just began 75mg today,
feeling really dizzy, warm/cold, nervous
nausous as hell but I beleive this
passes?? Do u gain weight on this can
anyone share their experience, many
thanks
I decided to stop it because I had only
taken one dose and vomitted I actually not
sure if I should go back on it I see my
doc in a few weeks so I can talk about it
then. Felt like I was on illegal drugs
very scary. thanks for your help.
