Posted by gabmeister on June 12, 2006, at 16:50:06
In reply to Symptoms_Chest/ EffexorXR withdrawal, posted by Jonesen on June 7, 2006, at 15:51:55
> Has anyone experienced a strange sensation in their chest when tapering off the drug? I am in day 2 of coming down from 150 to 112.5 and I feel a little off. Nothing yet that rivals many of these horror stories, but I feel very jittery and there is a feeling in my chest like something just scared the hell out of me. I've never felt something like that before.
The first time I went off Effexor was about 5 years ago. I do recall feeling a "heaviness", across my chest, almost like there was a heavy weight being put on it. Scared the living bee-jeez-us out of me. It passed although it made it impossible to sleep at night. Sometimes it also felt like my heart was beating so hard it would explode.
Check with your doc. Also, please, please make sure you get off the Effexor slowly. Towards the end I was taking a quarter of a 37.5 every two then three then four days. I would push it as far as I could, but if the withdrawal systems started I would take a bit of med. Finally, I was able to completely stop.
Unfortunately a year and a half later had to go back on Effexor. Been on it four years this time, but have made appt with doc re getting off.
I want to feel alive again. It will take several months but it's better than they way I now feel on the drug.
Good luck to you. Tonite I'm gonna ask god to help me through this and will say a prayer for you. Take care.
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