Posted by Simcha on July 27, 2001, at 8:20:15
In reply to Nightmmares from missing an effexor dose, strange?, posted by kid_A on July 27, 2001, at 6:34:19
Kid_A
Yes, I had a bad nightmare coming off of the Effexor. I actually launched myself out of my bed smacking the wall and the floor with my back. In my dream I was trying to get away from a scorpion that turned into a giant rat with big fangs.
I think that taking less Effexor did this to me for a while. DO NOT MISS A DOSE IF YOU ARE ON EFFEXOR!!!
It seems that many people have instant problems when they miss a dose. Somehow I never missed a dose on it...But like I wrote above, coming off of Effexor was a trip.
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> I've never dreamt at all on effexor xr, I can't remember the last dream I have had on it... I am at 75mg right now and taking it twice a day... Last night I saw a therapist for the first time and when I came home I completely forgot to take my second dose...
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> I went to bed feeling fine... I woke up at 5:00 with a splitting headache, feverish... I fell into sleep where I would dream about the most bizare things, wake up drenched in sweat, fall back asleep, same thing, worse, nightmares, very dark and scary stuff... Wake up again, realise I forgot to take my second dose of fxr the night before... this is the first time that I have ever missed a dose, and the first time I have had this sort of thing happen, except when I first started it...
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> I know people have complained of nightmares when taking the drug, anyone experience it -not- taking it, is missing a dose enough to give you withdrawl symptoms within 24 hours? curious.
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> thnx.
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