There is one thing I have noticed lately. Since I started to use Effexor it seems that I have a headache constantly. It feels like my head is heavy at the top, top front and top sides, as if tight inside. Also I have zips, which makes me especially worry. I don’t know if this is some side effect or withdrawal of this drug, but I would like to know what could cause this feeling of heavy head and zaps.
There is my experience too, similar to this from what I have read. Just I think heavy head and zips appear with me while I was trying to reducing the dose of these pills. I saw though I done it very slowly, it still causes noticeable and distressing withdrawal effects. I would say that if you can at all possible, I would advice stopping take Effexor. Fair enough you may feel absolutely terrible for a few days with all these withdrawal that caused heavy head and zips. Anyway, you should focus on the fact that your health with be over sooner than if you wean yourself off them. When I came off Effexor, I had been taking it for a year; I was absolutely determined to stop it. I also knew it wasn’t going to be pleasant and I have got feeling of heavy head and zaps. For four days I did feel quite unwell, I had to stay in my bed all through the days. I constantly drank glasses of water in the thought that this would cleanse the drug from my body faster, which I don’t know if really helped me, but with time heavy head and zaps just stopped.