Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 381314

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Start-up package insert for Effexor XR:

Posted by Colleen D. on August 23, 2004, at 13:29:30

I'm typing this here because I'm not sure if the people who are having Effexor withdrawal problems were given this info (via their doctor or pharmacist) before they started taking the drug.

This is printed on the sheet of paper that came in my start-up box which contained (7) 37.5 mg pills and (7) 75 mg pills. I read this before I took my first pill so I was aware of what might happen when I stopped taking it.

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"(Q) What happens when I stop using Effexor XR?

Symptoms are known to occur when ppeople stop using Effexor XR, especially when they suddenly stop therapy.

When people suddenly stop using Effexor XR, they can get symptoms from stopping the medicine too fast. Some of these symptoms include

- Agitation
- Anxiety
- Confusion
- Diarrhea
- Dizziness or vertigo
- Dry mouth
- Fasciculation (muscle twitching)
- Headaches
- Hypomania
- Impaired coordination
- Insomnia (trouble sleeping)
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea
- Nervousness
- Nightmares
- Seizures
- Sensory disturbances (including electric shock sensations
- Somnolence (sleepiness)
- Sweating
- Tinnitus
- Tiredness
- Tremor
- Unpleasant mood
- Vomiting

Do not stop taking Effexor XR without talking with your doctor first. Your doctor may want to slowly decrease your dose of Effexor XR to help avoid these kinds of symptoms."

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I've seen SO MANY complaints about Effexor withdrawal symptoms on this board, I'm wondering if people have not gotten this info or if they have not read it. As consumers, we need to be as well informed as we can about a substance before putting it in our bodies. Perhaps there is a big problem with your doctor if you haven't received this important information!

Colleen
PPD, GAD and OCD
taking 150 mg Effexor since May 18, 2004 and doing very well!

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