Effexor Class Action Lawsuit

Im trying to withdraw now and it is horrid. They should be held accountable.

What mg are you at?

I took this drug over ten years ago. I didnt like the idea of having to rely on it for the rest of my life, so every time I attempted to go off it i experienced the " brain zaps". I lost jobs over this because I wasnt functioning normally in a professional work environment. At least I know now that others have experienced the same thing. I have not taken any anti depression or anxiety medicine in over ten years and I still experience these brain zaps. It happened to me this morning, that is what prompted me to look into it.

I am willing to do so, I have the same issue

Please let me know more, I have the same issues and I have no clue in what to do. I tried to get a class action suit together couple years back but no attorney will take on big Pharma. Any info you may have to pursue please let me know. I wonder if Erin Brokavich is still in business? My name is Kim

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I too am suffering from withdrawal from Effexor and would like to join the class action lawsuit. Your email was not listed and I do not want to give out my personal info on a forum. How can I get involved?

Hi

I was just wondering if you've managed to shift the weight, I'm really struggling. Thanks

I was on fast acting effexor since it came out in 1993. I too had bad experiences with it.

Can anyone let me know of a med that they were able to taper to from Venlafaxine.

I was given Venlafaxine for neuropathy after chemo. I was not depressed before taking the drug but since trying to detox I feel like shooting myself. And it didn't help my neuropathy. Started with 150mg down to 37 1/2 . They don't tell you what to expect when trying to get off. Only the side affects of drug.

I am a single mom of a beautiful 4yr old girl who's laying next to me now. I am unable to sleep as I am puking profusely and shaking and being zapped in my brain every two-five minutes. I am 29 hrs into cold Turkey effexor xr cut and am in full withdrawals. I am well acquainted with withdrawals from this medicine as I have been on it for 12 yrs now and have had at least 50 times in those years I was unable to get my pills and was subjected to the withdrawals. I am online now for the first time looking for help myself as I think I might be dying this time. Thank you for standing up for this cause I am crying of course as my moods are an unbearable effect right now too. I had to reply now due to the course my withdrawals take;by tomorrow I'll have massive brain delays and loss of focus and the loss of almost half my vocabulary. I swear it and I'll be a stuttering illiterate mess. I live in country alone with my child have no reliable transportation to town couldn't get a ride to get my pills so I asked pharmacy to mail them to me. If I don't get them by tomorrow I won't have relief till Monday which the way I feel now makes me nervous I'll make it that far I've never had the puking I'm experiencing now with this withdrawl. To try to gather my electracuted mind and focus my thoughts to validate your original point about a law suit. I was put on effexor xr at age 16. I had an abusive parent and life sucked of course I was depressed. After life got better and having awful experiences with not being able to get my pills and going through he'll over and over again I've wanted to get off it so bad and have felt like a slave to this drug and never asked for this kind of dominion over my life from a medicine. I am devastated and feel trapped I too have tried to taper off it and have done doctor overseen taperings especially during the third trimester of my pregnancy. After 9 months of trying my best I caved. The physical withdrawals stopped after about 7-8 weeks but the emotional and mental effects were out of this world detrimental to my life and like a crack fine I went back to my primary and went right back to it. After about two yrs it quit working and the Dr. Upped it I am now on 225mg once daily. My mental state was no where near as bad when I was first put on this medicine as it is now. My depression was circumstantial and a product of my environment. Now I am a litteral nut job emotionally if I am not on effexor, and too have lost jobs because of it and have had legal problems because of it. I am truly a slave to it and it makes me cry now with every zap I get it's horrible. No one ever told me or my mom verbally or in writing on labels on side effects on nothing this would happen to me. I thought only God had that kind of power and really hope something can be done about and there is justice that I believe needs to be served. Please pray for me now and weather or not I hear back from you keep at it you have a case! God bless

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I am praying for u, Joanie, and hugging u right now

I have been as high as 650 mg of effexor. Do not go that high! it is crazy bad. I am down to 150 mg now though my script is for 450 mg per day. Get some kanna herb and see if that helps. Heavenly products usually stock it.

How are you doing?
I have that problem with my ears!!

I too suffer severe symptoms from both effect and
Quetiapine. Need help with legal matters if someone could please contact and help me it is be greatly appreciated
vee carr

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