So sorry to see how many people have been affected by this. I think i made the biggest mistake by quitting effexor cold turkey. I felt ok for about a month. Then started feeling extreme panic so i took a pill 75mg and woke with a ache in one eye, vision loss and strange feeling in head. Its been almost 2 years and i suffer from extreme anxiety now memory problems and my brain doesnt work like it used to before get confused easily now. Has anyone else had these symptoms?. It hardly feels like my brain anymore dont know who i am anymore im 29 years old and feel like i have no hope. I think i really f****d up stopping cold turkey. I live in new zealand i have no idea who i can talk to it all feels like a waste of time drs dont get it. I wish i could wake up one day back to normal but it must be permanent. I hate this feeling
My head has not felt right for 4 years.
I'm terrified.
I'm terrified.
Can people please let me know if They've had vision problems, what its like, how long after stopping did it occur. Im scared to death. I check this regularly. Also other symptoms etc. Would appreciate being able to discuss with someone.
I feel that my primary care provider is not wheening me off 50 mg of effexor. She says she doesn't want to prescribe drugs for me. And to find professional help to do it. I'm having trouble finding one that takes my insurance.
Hi Michael, I'm in Connecticut and would like to join this lawsuit if it's still possible. I was on effexor for 4 years and it completely ruined my life, turning me into a person non recognizable to myself and family. I lost all ambition, motivation among all the physical side effects. Ive now been off of it for 2 months.
Melissa
Melissa
Im 67 horrible symtons. Been on over 10 yrs.
Felodipine is not the generic for Effexor-- the generic for effexor is Venlafaxine.
I am 48yr old woman. After 7 yrs on venlaflaxine (Effexor) from 37.5 up to 225 daily I have been off them for 4 months.
I have memory loss, I have hallucinations, I have speech problems,
I forgot where I lived. I forgot what the colours of traffic lights meant. I nearly died. I am positive sure it is from the pills.
I can't remember what I'm supposed to be doing or saying while I'm in mid conversation.
I have memory loss, I have hallucinations, I have speech problems,
I forgot where I lived. I forgot what the colours of traffic lights meant. I nearly died. I am positive sure it is from the pills.
I can't remember what I'm supposed to be doing or saying while I'm in mid conversation.
Pls contact me I have been on Effexor for ten years and am u able to get off of it due to the withdrawal symptoms ***this post is edited by moderator *** *** posting private e-mails is not allowed***
Do you have any type of head pressure...odd feeling head?
is there a lawsuit, because if there is count me in. I took Effexor XR 75mg for 17 years and it never really helped with the anger part of my illness(which is the reason I was prescribed it in the first place. I decided to go off in Nov of 2016. This has been the most horrible experience of my entire life. Mood swings, brain zaps, nausea, vomiting, night sweats, muscle spasms, And I went to a doctor for help in getting off. She gave me prozac(Floxitine) which I became allergic to in the process had to go off cold turkey. It has been 8 months and I am still having withdrawal symptoms . Why would any doctor even give this to patients and how can the manufacturer still be in business. This drug is poison!
You can't go off Effexor alone. You need to be monitored and given another drug like prozac in order to get off. This is the worst experience of my life. I became allergic to the Prozac so I had to quit right away. Awful.
I started Effexor Xr 75 mg. 15 yrs. ago. Trying to wean myself off 7 years ago. I thought I was going to die. Brain zaps, light sensitivity, rage. hysterical, confusion all at the same time. No choice but to continue on. 2 years ago I started wean myself down to 37.5mg. The past 2 months I have been taking 37.5 every other day. My side effects have gotten worse. Very emotional, agitated, depressed, no energy, Just a give up feeling. I am trying to make an appointment with a psychiatrist in a new state. Wish me luck. I don't think they understand the side effects of what this drug can do. Not only to yourself, but to your family and work. !!!
I really want to join this class action lawsuit. How do I join?
I'm having similar problem. Going through the worst withdrawal symptoms ever