Posted by Elizabeth on December 10, 2001, at 11:17:38
In reply to Withdrawing from Effexor: nightmares, posted by Anna Laura on December 9, 2001, at 21:41:11
Hi. The thing that comes to mind for your situation is benzodiazepines -- Klonopin, Valium, Serax, .... They can relieve nightmares (and more generally help you sleep better) and they also act as muscle relaxants to various degrees (some are better than others, but I'm not too sure which ones), so they might help with your back pain too.
> "...If you experience unpleasant withdrawal symptoms it's because you already have some problems indipendently from Effexor"- was his reply.
*groan* Has this guy ever heard of REM rebound? (I'm not clear on why you're getting back pain, but REM rebound is probably the cause of the intense dreams -- Effexor, like most ADs, suppresses REM sleep to a degree.)
> I noticed this problem gets better as i take SAME.
Are you planning on taking that with Parnate? I think that might be a problem. I'd look into it very carefully before trying it, and you should probably do so soon because there may be a washout period. Speaking of that, how long after stopping the Effexor does your pdoc want you to wait before starting Parnate?
Hope this helps. Good luck with things.
-elizabeth
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