Dont Take Effoxer If You Want To Come Off It

[hogananjiggs]

Im in day 8 no effoxer after tapering down from 150 mg effoxer xr.
My trip so far

Brain zaps like a lightning storm every minute it seems... then it goes through my body. Wicked badass dreams that are gross assuming i fall asleep.

Dizziness vertigo like being on a boat in a storm drunk. Im pretty sure im stumbling around. Oh then when its really bad ill grab onto something to hold me up.
Then there is feeling sick .
I shouldn't drive i left work yesterday cant do it.
I dissociate even more now.
Then I have paranoia, anxiety and I lash out for really no reason. I want my family near me but I end up being a jerk.
Then overwhelming sadness that I cant describe ,tears and the maybe I shoud end it all thoughts.

I wish I was told this before I started taking it I wish I had known . I thought it was hell being on it but hell is coming off it.

Anyone know of any supplements?
Im triing omega3 now.

If you read this before taking this med reconsider.

Its poison .

The worst part is it really wasnt helping and they wanted to up the dose.
I dont blame my doc. I just want this to stop.

 

[hodge]

I'm so sorry. I had a bad time getting off Effexor, too, a lot of the same symptoms you're having. The brain zaps were especially fun, as they were novel. It was not nearly as bad as getting off Abilify, however. Do not ever go near that one!

Maybe I had an easier time of it because I was also taking clonazepam (Klonipin). If you're not taking an anti-anxiety med, you might want to try 25 mg of benedryl, which is available over the counter. Generic name is diphenhydramine.

Hang in there. This, too, shall pass.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I am on Effexor and I downdosed one pill, no brain zaps but it took two months for me to stabalize. It does work for me but as I continue to down dose in taking baby steps I imagine the worst effects will happen once I get down to the total withdrawel and not looking forward to it all.

 

[Deleted member 29920]

I am so sorry it's affecting you like this. It sure is poison. I only took it for three days and had brain zaps. Stopped it. Then developed symptoms of B12 deficiency. I'm now taking cod liver oil high strength, chlorella and plenty of B12 and iron rich foods. I am improving gradually.

I've had problems since March when I stopped it.

Please, if you do anything, eat nutritious foods and consider B12 supplements. Keep on with omega three, it's a miracle worker.

I'll never forgive the psychiatrist that prescribed it to me. I'll never go back to her. Never.

 

[Deleted member 29920]

If it turns out you're having trouble absorbing b12, I think they can do injections, I recommend getting your blood tested too.

 

[UnKnown-Self]

I am so sorry you had such a bad reaction. I know first hand how bad it can be so I relate. I was on Effexor and when I was feeling worse the pdoc increased the dosage. I had a terrible reaction where I was so tired I had to pull myself up with the railing going up steps. I had muscle and body pain and when I had to sit up to sleep with carpal tunnel braces on my hands, braces on my feet for planter factious and a neck pillow, I stopped it cold turkey. Then feeling sick, brain zaps, buzzing in my ears, I never felt so bad from a medication.

I now take Paxil. I went for a couple months with nothing but I realized I needed something. It is better and I also did some online research.

I know eating better and exercise helps but getting started is difficult. I hope things get better for you.

 

[hogananjiggs]

What does the b12 do?
And how long does this last? Right now it feels hopeless

 

[garden]

Sorry to hear that you're having these issues with Effexor. I had similar issues. It took so long for me to agree to meds, and when I finally did they gave me 37.5 mg once daily of effexor. I only used it one day and it was very apparent that I should stop. It felt like tiny microscopic schools of fish were swimming around in my brain, and my face was tingling, and then the schools of fish started swimming around in my upper abdomen too, like around my shoulders and chest. It was somehow stimilating me this way. I layed awake the entire night, my body felt calm, but these darn fish were swimming up a storm and the tingling was too much. When I got out of bed after a wakeful, physically calm, but very tingly night, and although my body felt calm, I joked with my husband that I was in some strange mood all night and was considering getting some glow sticks out and dancing the night away. I was weird that my body was so calm, but that I felt I could have gotten up and just kept busy somehow. He immediately said "sounds like a party drug". :wideeyed: I knew it was the wrong medication for me.

That was in March, and after that night, my shrink prescribed Celexa (15mg, pill and a half), and in May she added ativan (.5mg). So far so good, but I definitely feel sedated. I'm told that I'm medication sensitive because I feel a positive affect on such low doses. Maybe that will be a good thing if I ever get to be off meds. I still experience the same issues, but now that I'm on meds I don't react to anything the same as before, and things are a little easier.

Tomorrow I start a 4 part class on Anxiety that's supposed to give me better coping skills. I'm really hopeful about this class, because just being sedated all the time sucks...

 

[hogananjiggs]

I took the dogs out for a run and it felt good.
But know back to shocks

 

[hodge]

Hang in there, Hogananjiggs. I'm so glad you have dogs to help you through. They are wonderful!! You will get through this, :hug:s if that's okay. And if it's bad, please call your doc and let him or her know. There may be something he or she can recommend. When I came off Ativan a couple months ago, I started having heart palpitations. They didn't go away by the next day, so I called my doc. He immediately put me on Propranolol. Within 30 minutes of taking that, the palpitations stopped. Eh, so now I'm afraid to ever stop the Propranolol. But at least I'm okay now.

 

[Deleted member 29920]

It's probably best to ask your doctor to do some blood tests, to see if you're lacking in B12 and iron. Effexor can interfere with absorption of B12, but it's better to find out from your doctor if you have B12 deficiency.

 

[let it rain]

Im in day 8 no effoxer after tapering down from 150 mg effoxer xr.
My trip so far

Brain zaps like...

I took Effexor for a long time at a high dose. I misunderstood the dr and took twice what he told me to take. I ran out and didn't think much of it. Then I thought I had a very bad flu. called the dr and told him what was up and he wondered how I ran out. When he found out how much I was taking he said to come down to the hospital. Well, I got back on it and immediately started tapering off of it. My long taper worked. I agree with other posts --- EFFEXOR IS POISON, DO NOT TAKE IT.