Posted by Sara T on April 22, 2000, at 18:40:36
My pdoc took me off Effexor last week because of a raise in blood pressure. I haven't had any since Wednesday and it's Saturday. I was only on it for maybe a month or so, on 75 mg/day. I guess my pdoc thought that it was a pretty low dos and I wouldn't have any problems going off, but that hasn't been the case.
Thursday was no problem, but Friday and today I have been dizzy, unable to get my self together, in a super bad mood, angry at everyone, yelled at my kids, my spouse and just felt a total bitch. I have been experiencing an emotionality I haven't experienced since I went on Prozac 3 (?) years ago. The only thing that's lifted the fogg at all has been a couple of shots of strong coffee (I live in Miami so Cuban coffee, expresso, is cheap and on every street corner).
I really didn't expect to feel like this and I don't like it at all. I feel like I've been shut down. I've got young kids, one of whom has a mild autism, and my husband works all the time, so I really need my wits about me and yet I feel like its all I can do to stay awake. Then when I sleep I have nightmares. I woke up last night yelling.
Anyway, my question is, how long do these withdrawal effects last usually? I seen alot of different posts on here, some people seem to take months, others less, but I didn't find anything in the manufacturer's info about withdrawal symptoms or having withdrawal problems at all.
poster:Sara T
thread:30994
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