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Anyone get some extended vertigo when coming off of effexor/ venlafaxine? I'm trying to figure out if it's from this [even though I started dropping it monday] or from something else.
Thanks.
[could you guys say yes or no so I know what kind of sample I'm getting? Please?]
Thanks again.
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Posted 18 January 2008 - 07:57 PM
I didn't get anything besides electric shocks whenever I moved. I dropped from 300mg of Effexor to pretty much nothing. It was the same as Paxil withdrawal. Zoloft withdrawal was similar but milder.
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previous meds: Paxil (did nothing except i wasn't able to achieve the big O), Zyban, Effexor, Celexa, Remeron, Xanax, Ativan, Neurontin, Zoloft (useless), Wellbutrin XL (a joke), Buspar (made me suicidal), Moclobemide (made anxiety worse), Nardil (crapshot. Didn't do anything good and made me faint from low BP), Zyprexa, Seroquel (nope, no sedation), Atenolol (didn't stop the shakes), Imipramine, Doxepin, Risperdal
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Posted 19 January 2008 - 01:58 AM
No.
All I got were night sweats/nightmares, and the return of my libido. I think. I was also pregnant so I came down quickly but also had pregnancy hormones (which are still fucking with me).
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All I got were night sweats/nightmares, and the return of my libido. I think. I was also pregnant so I came down quickly but also had pregnancy hormones (which are still fucking with me).
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Posted 19 January 2008 - 08:15 AM
LunaRufina, on Jan 18 2008, 07:35 PM, said:
Anyone get some extended vertigo when coming off of effexor/ venlafaxine? I'm trying to figure out if it's from this [even though I started dropping it monday] or from something else.
Thanks.
[could you guys say yes or no so I know what kind of sample I'm getting? Please?]
Thanks again.
Luna. Boona. Tuna.
Thanks.
[could you guys say yes or no so I know what kind of sample I'm getting? Please?]
Thanks again.
Luna. Boona. Tuna.
first off, i now have a running commentary of made-up words that rhyme with TUNA in my head. thanks for that
second my answer is YES. my first time coming off effexor was hell.
YES vertigo - the whole room would just go "sideways" for a minute.
YES depersonalized - total auto-pilot.
YES brain/body zaps - made my limbs jerk and spill much coffee.
YES psychotic - really convinced i was about to lose my mind forever.
YES nauseous - the thought of food was disgusting.
YES fevers - night sweats, hot flashes every day
YES pins and needles - enough to make my limbs feel "asleep"
oh that was a fun time. this time i'm going slow as hell and it's working much better (though not completely problem free - just not a nightmare). the lamotrigine's probably going a long way.
good luck and i hope you can get through this quickly...
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Posted 19 January 2008 - 01:13 PM
yes. and like lysergia i had nausea, and the sweats, and zaps, and tummy issues... and just general hell.
good luck with this, it's no fun.
good luck with this, it's no fun.
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Posted 20 January 2008 - 10:25 AM
Vertigo is the biggest problem for me. I have to have Gravol on hand. It's so bad, I'm lingering at 75 and postponing the drop ton 37.5 I was supposed to have done weeks ago. I tried and almost missed my bus home after xmas. I quit before and it was easier. This is a harder discontinuation for me for some reason. I'm waiting for a week when I have nothing to do but lie around and spin to make that drop again.
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Posted 20 January 2008 - 10:43 AM
Zippy, on Jan 20 2008, 11:25 AM, said:
Vertigo is the biggest problem for me. I have to have Gravol on hand. It's so bad, I'm lingering at 75 and postponing the drop ton 37.5 I was supposed to have done weeks ago. I tried and almost missed my bus home after xmas. I quit before and it was easier. This is a harder discontinuation for me for some reason. I'm waiting for a week when I have nothing to do but lie around and spin to make that drop again.
i understand that. i'm lingering at 37.5 now and i should have dropped it last week. i just can't seem to yet - the withdrawal is still too bad.
anybody know anything that helps with any of these symptoms?
i know the nausea options, nothing manufactured worked for me (but it may for someone else - try!)
vertigo options?
zaps/jerks/tremors options?
delusional/depersonalized options? (clonazepam works for me for this)
just throwing it out there, looking for practical solutions that don't involve an rx from a doc.
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current dx: depression (maybe bp2), ptsd, ddNOS, anxiety NOS, narcolepsy/sleep disorder pending dx, ED issues, cat-induced insanity, motherhood
current dx: depression (maybe bp2), ptsd, ddNOS, anxiety NOS, narcolepsy/sleep disorder pending dx, ED issues, cat-induced insanity, motherhood
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Posted 20 January 2008 - 11:53 AM
YES - My niece got vertigo during her discontinuation.
And alot of the same symptoms Lysergia.
My niece isn't allowed to have anymore AD's after that. The pdocs think that she's likely to have the same reactions as me.
And alot of the same symptoms Lysergia.
My niece isn't allowed to have anymore AD's after that. The pdocs think that she's likely to have the same reactions as me.
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Posted 24 January 2008 - 04:24 PM
lysergia, on Jan 20 2008, 10:43 AM, said:
i understand that. i'm lingering at 37.5 now and i should have dropped it last week. i just can't seem to yet - the withdrawal is still too bad.
anybody know anything that helps with any of these symptoms?
i know the nausea options, nothing manufactured worked for me (but it may for someone else - try!)
vertigo options?
zaps/jerks/tremors options?
delusional/depersonalized options? (clonazepam works for me for this)
just throwing it out there, looking for practical solutions that don't involve an rx from a doc.
anybody know anything that helps with any of these symptoms?
i know the nausea options, nothing manufactured worked for me (but it may for someone else - try!)
vertigo options?
zaps/jerks/tremors options?
delusional/depersonalized options? (clonazepam works for me for this)
just throwing it out there, looking for practical solutions that don't involve an rx from a doc.
I was very dizzy and therefore naseous when coming down from Effexor (not to mention the vision/eye zaps problems). I ended up running to the store and getting some dramamine and it seemed to help some...... So if you try some of the motion sickness drugs for the vertigo.....
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Zyprexa (5mg) & Zoloft
Zyprexa & Effexor
Zyprexa/Effexor/Wellbutrin (300mg)
Zyprexa/Effexor/Wellbutrin/Geodon
Switched pdocs (hell coming off Effexor)
Wellbutrin (300mg) & Geodon (really bad episode of Akathasia while on vacation and at Disney no less, after Geodon dose was upped)
==> Ativan to help with Quitting Geodon cold turkey to be able to even make the drive back to Midwest from FL.
Wellbutrin & Lamictal (never got to 200mg in the titration)
Wellbutrin & Lithium
Bupropion XL (Teva, & Watson) & Zyprexa (2.5mg)
Bupropion XL & Abilify (2.5mg) (Didn't sleep for a week+, maybe from it or from coming off Zyprexa, and then another week+ after quitting Debilify
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Irritability, Anger Issues DX: Depression
Current Meds: Bupropion XL (Watson) 300mg,
Past Meds:
Symbyax
Zyprexa (5mg) & Zoloft
Zyprexa & Effexor
Zyprexa/Effexor/Wellbutrin (300mg)
Zyprexa/Effexor/Wellbutrin/Geodon
Switched pdocs (hell coming off Effexor)
Wellbutrin (300mg) & Geodon (really bad episode of Akathasia while on vacation and at Disney no less, after Geodon dose was upped)
==> Ativan to help with Quitting Geodon cold turkey to be able to even make the drive back to Midwest from FL.
Wellbutrin & Lamictal (never got to 200mg in the titration)
Wellbutrin & Lithium
Bupropion XL (Teva, & Watson) & Zyprexa (2.5mg)
Bupropion XL & Abilify (2.5mg) (Didn't sleep for a week+, maybe from it or from coming off Zyprexa, and then another week+ after quitting Debilify
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Posted 25 January 2008 - 10:11 AM
3Degree, on Jan 24 2008, 05:24 PM, said:
I was very dizzy and therefore naseous when coming down from Effexor (not to mention the vision/eye zaps problems). I ended up running to the store and getting some dramamine and it seemed to help some...... So if you try some of the motion sickness drugs for the vertigo.....
thanks 3D,
tried the gravol/dramamine thing for nausea, actually for an extended period of time while i was on percocet (effexor nausea & opiate nausea = hell).
controlled the nausea a little bit, but the cumulative anticholingeric effects started making me loopier than the pain meds themselves - had to stop the gravol before the painkillers! the crazy was worse than the nausea heh.
bet this does work for lots of folks though so it's a good suggestion. i'm just particularly sensitive in that area i guess.
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current rx: bupropion SR 300mg, lamotrigine 200 mg, citalopram 20mg, 0.125 mg synthroid, 300mg B6, clonazepam in various doses, thc, nicotine, caffeine, refined sugar as needed
current dx: depression (maybe bp2), ptsd, ddNOS, anxiety NOS, narcolepsy/sleep disorder pending dx, ED issues, cat-induced insanity, motherhood
current dx: depression (maybe bp2), ptsd, ddNOS, anxiety NOS, narcolepsy/sleep disorder pending dx, ED issues, cat-induced insanity, motherhood
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Posted 01 February 2008 - 06:58 PM
I was on 75 mg of Effexor for just three-four weeks, and it took me just as long to get rid of all the withdrawal symptoms (mostly brain zaps).
One thing I think might have helped reduce the severity of the symptoms was taking a couple of capsules of Omega-3 each day, which was a tip I found somewhere after the first couple of days. The brain zaps didn't stop or even became less frequent, but went from jolts to something more like tingling.
One thing I think might have helped reduce the severity of the symptoms was taking a couple of capsules of Omega-3 each day, which was a tip I found somewhere after the first couple of days. The brain zaps didn't stop or even became less frequent, but went from jolts to something more like tingling.
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Posted 09 February 2008 - 06:25 PM
**Possible Solution for Effexor Withdrawal**
I have been on 150 mg.'s of Effexor for about 6 mo.'s, and after realizing the withdrawal problems when missing a dose by a few hours, asked my prescribing physician to take me off of it. He immediately told me he would switch me to 50 mg. Zoloft for 10 days, and that would be it. The reason being is the "half-life" of the Effexor is very short (missing a dose by the few hours=withdrawals), whereas the Zoloft "half-life" is ~a week. The Zoloft will prevent/minimize the Effexor withdrawals because it is substituting one drug for the other, with a longer "half-life, and not stopping medication all at once. The 2-3 weeks off of Effexor (10 days + 1 week), substituted by the Zoloft, will give me time to ease off the Effexor entirely.
1st week on Zoloft, with no Effexor, there were some withdrawals, but minimal and they passed quickly. 2 days now off everything and I feel fine. The final question will be once the Zoloft is out of my system in a few days.
FYI…my physician, who seems to be experienced and knowledgeable with the Effexor informed me that even if I tried to taper down, I would go through withdrawals. He said “why go through it? Take the Zoloft for 10 days.” Bear in mind, I was only on 150 mg.'s for 6 mo.'s, but talk to your treating physician about the option involving Zoloft.
I have been on 150 mg.'s of Effexor for about 6 mo.'s, and after realizing the withdrawal problems when missing a dose by a few hours, asked my prescribing physician to take me off of it. He immediately told me he would switch me to 50 mg. Zoloft for 10 days, and that would be it. The reason being is the "half-life" of the Effexor is very short (missing a dose by the few hours=withdrawals), whereas the Zoloft "half-life" is ~a week. The Zoloft will prevent/minimize the Effexor withdrawals because it is substituting one drug for the other, with a longer "half-life, and not stopping medication all at once. The 2-3 weeks off of Effexor (10 days + 1 week), substituted by the Zoloft, will give me time to ease off the Effexor entirely.
1st week on Zoloft, with no Effexor, there were some withdrawals, but minimal and they passed quickly. 2 days now off everything and I feel fine. The final question will be once the Zoloft is out of my system in a few days.
FYI…my physician, who seems to be experienced and knowledgeable with the Effexor informed me that even if I tried to taper down, I would go through withdrawals. He said “why go through it? Take the Zoloft for 10 days.” Bear in mind, I was only on 150 mg.'s for 6 mo.'s, but talk to your treating physician about the option involving Zoloft.
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