Posted by elsie_girl on June 9, 2006, at 1:02:18
In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal - physical symptoms » SamIAm, posted by SLS on February 21, 2005, at 8:37:33
I have been 10 days off Efexor XR. I did a slow taper off over a few months. The last dose I had was 37.5 mg/day. My withdrawal symptoms started 2 days after I stopped. Mostly up and down mood swings, agitation, irritability, hyperactivity, insomnia, vertigo, bad nasal congestion (don't know if this is on the list or REALLY related but worst I have ever had), and now I am feeling really down again. Today I have got through with diazepam after checking with my GP. I would like to know if when others have come off their AD's how long it took them to get it out of their system. Think I will go crazy if it takes more than a few weeks. Can anyone else tell me their experiences with withdrawal - what to expect? How did you feel later? Did you ever get back to feeling well - like before AD's? I was not feeling too bad in myself up until today, felt like I was getting back to normal self not brain fogged with AD's.
Would help me get through this if I knew what others had been through too. Thanks.
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