Are you on Zoloft and Effexor, did you taper?
I can't take much more either.
Does your head just feel messed up? Any head pressure?
I can't take much more either.
Does your head just feel messed up? Any head pressure?
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Are you able to work? My head feels so bad in the morning it is almost unbearable, going on two years now.
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I tampered off this drug slowly. It is now day 10 after my last dose. I have diahhrea, brain zaps, nausea, vomiting, headaches, mood swings. You name it. I feel like sh*t and I am so angry that my doctor prescribed this. Thankfully I have the summer off to withdrawal or I would have been fired by now
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I tapered off effexor but still had withdrawls , so I went back on it but it didn't work so now I am trying Zoloft, and I did quit my job, couldn't handle being sick and was scared to drive. I have all of your side effects diahhrea, brain zaps, nausea, vomiting, headaches, after 2 weeks I told the dr. I was taking xanax to much, so she upped by dose to 75mg. I need something for the withdrawls of effexor. That is the worst med to give anyone.
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Hang in there folks! It does get better! Unfortunately in my case, it did some nerve damage and I live with daily pain that makes it hard to shower or wear clothes. Putting up with the withdrawals will be worth the work. It beats the alternative which can be permanent.
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The thing is, in my opinion, the medical world out there doesn't understand that these withdrawals/discontinuation syndrome, is much worse than they realize. I tapered with the help of my doctor, took the decreasing way longer than what he suggested because the alternative is unbearable. Don't feel bad if you need to stay on a particular dose for awhile before you try decreasing further. Stay at a dose for a month or two months or even a year! Just keep whittling at it....I know the feeling of just wanting the garbage out of your system. I really do! Take all the time you need in order to be successful.
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If I completely go off now, any antidepressant, I go into a deep depression, I flatlined last summer, felt nothing, no joy whatsoever, it was the scariest thing I've ever experienced, I thought I would never feel again. And my head felt so bad I actually tried to hurt myself, that on top of no sleep for five months. I am terrified knowing I now need antidepressants forever, and they don't even make me feel real good and bad side effects. I started taking antidepressants almost 30 years ago for GAD, never knew they would cause depression.
Still on 37.5 IR Venlafaxine and 30mg of Mirtazipine,,,,that was the only thing that helped me sleep 8 months ago and now I can't get off that drug either.
PRAYERS for all.
Still on 37.5 IR Venlafaxine and 30mg of Mirtazipine,,,,that was the only thing that helped me sleep 8 months ago and now I can't get off that drug either.
PRAYERS for all.
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Please let me know if Zoloft works.
How long were you on effexor?
Were you scared to drive before taking effexor...or do you mean afraid to drive because you feel sick?
When I had quit Venlafaxine,,,,tried,,,I felt scared to do anything,,,was not that way before Venlafaxine,,have been on it for 12 years, highest dose 37.5 twice a day.
I had ten good years on it, the last two just sufferng.
How long were you on effexor?
Were you scared to drive before taking effexor...or do you mean afraid to drive because you feel sick?
When I had quit Venlafaxine,,,,tried,,,I felt scared to do anything,,,was not that way before Venlafaxine,,have been on it for 12 years, highest dose 37.5 twice a day.
I had ten good years on it, the last two just sufferng.
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I stopped taking the the 75mg about a week ago after going down from 150mg two months ago. I had no idea it would be as bad as it is. But, I may have good news for some of you. I also happen to be taking a drug my doctor prescribed called Buprenorphine. The reason I'm on this drug is because it does a wonderfull job reducing the nerve pain in my feet. It has reduced the issues getting free from Effexor. I'm going to see me Doc in two days and tell him about my results. You want to look into this because it has worked for me so well. Good luck all..........
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I will defiantly be checking this out. I have nerve pain from the neck down...I'm hoping the drug you mention isn't a SSRI/SNRI because they have, at least I believe, been what's caused me to become so debilitated:/
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FDA hasn't approved this drug for pain or depression from what I have read. The fact that it is a SSRI/SNRI drug sends me running but that's just me. Too many years on a drug that altered and blocked my seratonin, has got my brain SO CONFUSED about when things are suppose to be hurting and when things aren't suppose to be hurting. So now, my body from the neck down is in pain 24/7 to the point that it's painful to shower or even wear clothes. At the same time, I have burned myself deeply without feeling it at all. I will NEVER use any drug that alters or blocks seratonin again. And there's a LOT of them that do. I'm careful now to check before I take anything now because if I dont, I end up in the hospital with the "Rare" side effects like seizures, difficulty breathing just to name a couple of my most recent:/
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I very much understand. I just hope you can find a way to overcome this situation. I wish you well my friend.
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