seems this is just a website for terryann to give advice.ive been following for months and thats all it is
At least someone's trying to help. Maybe you need to go back on your meds.
I'm sorry you feel this way. My only intention is try to help people who cannot get off this drug. If you know of another way for people to get off of it without anyside effects, I am open to what you have to suggest. Please let me know what your suggestions are. In the meantime, if anyone is interested in getting off without any side effects by removing 1 more bead each day, I am more than willing to discuss this with anyone. I, too, have been on this website for months with no other motives. I have also been on this website for months hoping someone would know a lawyer who can help us....that is what started as my main goal. I am still hoping by staying on this site that someone or even a lawyer will be able to help.
My advice is to find a naturopathic dr. and get their advice. All I know is taking out 1 more bead each day enabled me to be free of this drug without any side effects. I felt the least I could do with my success is try to help others who are suffering. I only gave my doctor's name if someone is interested in consulting with her.
Thank you for understanding my intentions.
Thank you Terryann! I for one appreciate you sharing your experience. It is becasue of you that I have been able to wean down to the lowest dosage ever. In fact up until a few weeks ago, I had nearly 1/2 of the beads removed from the 37.5 mg capsule with NO SIDE EFFECTS. Unfortuntaley the week before Christmas my family found out that my younger brother has a brian tumor. I decided to discontinue removing the beads until things settled a bit as this event devastated my family and emotions were high. I still however am only taking 37.5 mg after 6 yrs of 150 mgs. SO THANK YOU!
Hi Marls,
I am so thankful that you have been able to successfully get down to 37.5 mg.....that is great success. I am very sorry about your brother...that is devastating. It would be understandable if you just wait till you are able to continue remvoing the beads. You could stay where you are right now until you feel strong enough to continue removing them. If you can find a naturopathic dr. who has natural remedies for anxiety and depression (they are really reasonably priced), that would help. When I got to the very end, I had a lot of anxiety and it helped me to use these remedies. I now only have to use them if I am having a bad day...so I don't have to use them all the time. Congratulations on your success. You are a great testimony that this DOES work. I hope it encourages other people too.
Hi all, I withdrew from this drug 6 years ago so I know how you feel. There was one thing that got me through it: Bowen's Technique (or Therapy). I do not know how or why it helped, but it almost instantly got rid of the brain zaps, muscle weakness, and fatigue. Please try it and watch. I tried it out based off someone else on the internet saying that it worked.
The drug seemed to have caused other problems, some of which I have fixed by now, some of which I have not and am still working on (sexual side effects and dry eyes). But the Bowen at least gets you off the sh*t.
Please email me if you need more info, as I am very dedicated to healing from this.
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My prescriptions went up on1-13 .i stopped taking effexor and lyrica cold turkey because i cant pay 400.00 per month for them.i also had nonstop brain zaps or shivers from adrenaline.i could not fall asleep for 3 days.not 1 time.i was so dizzy i could not walk.my vision was blurry and i just cried.stomach pain and very severe joint and muscular pain.i sweated with the chills 24-7.i called my family and said i thought i was dying and having strokes.they pulled up as much information as they could find and started me on 2000.mg of fish oil 2 times a day and 2000.mg od vitamin d oil twice a day.antihistimine for the dizzyness.ginger tea for stomach pain.its been almost a month and by the time i figured it all out it had already been so long without it i wouldnt let them give me more to taper down.my doctor has since said she would have taken a year to do it.but thats not the worst of it.prior to this my 28 year old son was prescribed effexor and he was working at boeing doing really well. He instantly had problems sleeping soon his life was a runaway train.he was blacking out at work and once was taken by ambulance to the hospital.his personality was changed for the worsthe stole from boeing and robbed a convenience store with a knifr.he is in prison.the judge was really confused how he found himself in this position.from functional happy person to an armed robbery.he had many many letters from people who knew him very well and the theme was the same absolute shock.i just put this together last night when i saw the previews for a movie called side effects.i started taking it after my son was arrested.ironic.i would love to help in any way i can.
Cheryl, i hope your doing better.now but as i have also gone through this i wanted to double check that you have anything that helped me.omega fish oil caps 2000.mg twice daily.vitamin d oil 2000.mg twice a day antihistimine when dizzy or your head is imitating a bug zapper.benedryl.ginger tea helps the stomach stuff,some.cannabis is legal in wash for med patients and helped.i got drops and ithelped my stomach and axgst from other symptoms.had some mania twice and cried alot.i went off both lyrica and effexor myself because im stupid.by the time i put everything together i had 3 weeks under my belt and decided i will never take this class of drugs again for any reason.i had a script at the pharmacy and that seemed to help.just knowing it was my choice and it was there if i needed it.seemed to get me through the worst.im sorry you are going through this.these supps saved me.hang in there.take care.chris
Dont be mean to people who are suffering.apparently my patience has gone the way of my seratonnin.i think i read your message when i started this 1-1-13.im glad you are doing well.i was pretty ignorant and just decided to go off effexor and lyrica whenthe cost went up so much for me.thank god my family took control and got me the suppliments(omega ang vit d oil,2000 mg of both twice per day,along with a antihistimine and ginger tea.i have been off for 3 weeks and there are no more zaps or dizziness i am feeling better.every day.i havent felt these range of emotions for 3 years.i was on 150 mg 2 times a day and lyrica 150 per day.i would also like to say my son was on effexor and is in prison for armed robbery which happened i believe because of the effexor.worked at boeing and loved it.he didnt know why this happened to him either.no priors.sorry if i was snappy.i think a class action lawsuit is the only way to get their attention.
I think i was snappy to the wrong person.did you tell that guy to stop whining and get off the drugs?if i was mistaken i am so sorry.do you go on facebook.set up an acct its easy.find me and freind me.i would be happy to talkto you.again my tact seems to have flown the coop.
I am going to try to get on facebook and then I want to know how to find you. No, it wasn't me who told that guy to stop whining. I remember someone else telling him that. You have been through a lot...dont worry about that.
Terryann.....again i am so sorry it was not intended for you.i sent it to the wrong person.
Hi,
I was wondering if this lawsuit ever got off the ground? I too have been on this drug for over ten years and it has ruined my life. Depression is a joke compared to what this drug does to you. It should never be on the market or people should be severely warned about what this drug does to you.
Not only did I experience horrifying and painful withdrawal from trying to come off this drug (with no success) I still get the symptoms daily. I can not miss a dose or be late taking it. I am counting the minutes to my next dose just to get some relief for a couple of hours. Its hell. It affects everyone around you. This is only a pinch of what I would like to say and the horror story behind my last 10 to 12 years.
If you are still trying to get a lawsuit please contact me
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