What could help with Effexor withdrawal?

Would you please advised what is a nutritional cleanse?

I am having the same problem. Got off celebrex and symptoms of withdrawal of effexor started and I didn't change my dose at all. Did you find anything that helped?

What is nutritional cleansing? Please post thanks

I thought the same thing. I stopped celebrex and the symptoms were there. How did you do your taper?

I was on the same thing and celebrex did this to me too. How long did it take you to get off effexor and how did you do it thanks

My parents cut me off their insurance and I cannot afford effexor anymore I ran out of pills today its only been 12 hours and i'm already getting brain zaps constant vertigo and i sob uncontrollably for no reason. Im so scared and I just don't know what to do.. I'll try getting omega 3 vitamins when i get paid this friday but work is literally impossible i had a mental breakdown an hour into my shift and had to be sent home..

I am experiencing dizziness for 3 wks after final taking of ventaflaxine,generic for Effexor for 1 yr and 6 months. Any home remedies you know of? How long will this last?

I took Effexor for about 6 months. I had such bad insomnia I couldn't sleep for days which caused me to have a seizure. I was never worn about the withdrawals symptoms and just quit taking it cold turkey. I'm on week 3 from the last time I took a pill. And can barely get out of bed or eat. I'm constantly throwing up everything I eat. I can't wait for these withdrawals to be over

Wow! So glad I quit cold turkey after only 3 weeks on the sh*t. Something just wasn't right. I've been having withdrawals for 6 days - after only taking it for 3 weeks. Thank heavens my insurance denied coverage. I had been taking Valium for 15 years without a hitch - except for that's cheap, effective & big pharma companies don't profit off of it. Instead of just giving me my Valium script I was talked into Effexor. As I'm still laying here in pain, I'll tell you this, I'll order Vallium from Indonesia before I ever take another American made anti depressant!!!

Good luck, all.
Izzie

Yes please help me

Salt rooms and float tanks. Highly recommend. Completely balanced my severe symptoms. Sit in a room full of epsom salt to rebalance and detox your system. 

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Effexor withdrawals suck! Been on it for 3 years for nerve pain in my legs due to an accident. It may sound crazy, but Dramamine or generic store brand helps with dizziness, brain zaps, nausea & wooziness. Sounds nuts, but nature is best. Slice up an onion, place on bottom of your feet and put on socks, wear overnight. It pulls toxin from your body and will speed up recovery. Yoga helps and try to surround yourself with things you love for a few weeks. Exercise helps release oxytocin which helps with the blahs. I'm sleeping better and not constipated. Working through the rest but those things are helping. The onion thing really works.

How is your wife doing? Bless you for reaching out to help. Try Dramamine for dizziness, wooziness. As odd as it sounds, slice up an onion, place on bottom of feet, place socks and wear overnight. It pulls toxins and will help. And patience. Lots of it. My hubby is an angel, being beside me going through this. Bless you for caring for her. It won't last forever and you'll get your normal wife back!

I have been on 75 mg Effexor for over 5 years now and over the past week I have been I have tried to take 2 entire bottles with have 30 pills in them each. Yes trying to kill myself. Now I haven't taken anymore for about 5 days because my insurance wont cover another script. Does anyone have any accurate information about coming down from with medication? Or any advice of how to ease the withdrawal?

Miligram235265. It has been a year since you posted your Effexor success story. I will tell you that I have been on Effexor XR for the past 10 years. Did it help with my depression? Yes. Did it help with my anxiety? No. My PCP prescribed a tranquilizer for the Effexor jitters. I became a numb zombie. I tried to get off Effexor a few times, but I experienced brain zaps and super terrific sinus pain. I thought it was allergies, but it turned out to be Effexor withdrawal.

Naturally, I fell back on the drug and continued to be mommy zombie. People that knew me thought I looked very tired and drawn and wasn't my usual "bubbly" self. I'd zone out. I have trouble connecting thoughts to words. My brain freezes. Also, I gained weight. 50 plus or minus. My cholesterol numbers are borderline high. I was told by a cardiologist that this antidepressant did cause weight gain. Short term gain...long term lost.

Well, I am making an attempt to get off Effexor ER. I plan to take on board advice with vitamin supplements, exercise, prayer, Dopamine, and Benadryl. Praying and hoping all works out.
Good luck to you as well.