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omega2K4 · 08-03-2004, 05:19 AM

I've been on Effexor XR for about a year now, and I was just surfing the 'net one day and came across some information about this particular anti-depressant.

http://www.petitiononline.com/effexor/petition.html

http://www.rxlist.com/rxboard/effexor.pl

http://home.pacbell.net/hookup1/effexor.html

http://home.pacbell.net/hookup1/wyeth2.jpg

http://home.pacbell.net/hookup1/effexor_story.html

After reading that, and several other websites. I was shocked, the psychiatrist never mentioned that any of these symptom/side-effects/addiction were possible. I decided to stop taking the medication (Effexor XR, 150MG 3x daily), I didn't think it would hurt, because the Effexor haven't really worked anyways, and I've been on tons of different antidepressants (Lexapro, Wellbutrin, Prozac, Zoloft, a few more that I can't remember, and none of them worked for me).

My first day without it, I felt fine, better than usual. The second day I felt fucking terrible, I had an excruciating headache, terrible body pains, trouble focusing my eyes, dizzyness, times where my body and/or muscles would just randomly twitch, and these really wierd sensations in my head, which kinda felt like little jolts of electricity shooting across my brain. Third day to present (Now day 7, same problems, I've been to the doctors office for some kind of painkiller for the pain, and I got me some nice barbiturates out of the visit that are supposed to help the pain, but don't. They just get me really high.

My next appointment with my psychiatrist is later this month, not sure exactly, I'll have to call and check to make sure.

I've had some terrible fucking physical body aches and pains throughout my life (I have crohn's disease), but these withdrawals are fucking terrible (to give you an idea of how severe these withdrawals are, I was talking to a former heroin user, who also used to take Effexor [not at the same time], and he said that the withdrawals from Effexor are actually worse than the heroin withdrawals he had when he was in the process of quitting heroin), these are easily the most painful things I've ever experienced.

I was wondering if anyone here at the TFP, has had any (or knew anyone) who has had experiences with Effexor, or withdrawals from Effexor.

08-03-2004, 05:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
omega2K4 Natalie Portman is sexy. Location: The Outer Rim	Ugh. I've been on Effexor XR for about a year now, and I was just surfing the 'net one day and came across some information about this particular anti-depressant. http://www.petitiononline.com/effexor/petition.html http://www.rxlist.com/rxboard/effexor.pl http://home.pacbell.net/hookup1/effexor.html http://home.pacbell.net/hookup1/wyeth2.jpg http://home.pacbell.net/hookup1/effexor_story.html After reading that, and several other websites. I was shocked, the psychiatrist never mentioned that any of these symptom/side-effects/addiction were possible. I decided to stop taking the medication (Effexor XR, 150MG 3x daily), I didn't think it would hurt, because the Effexor haven't really worked anyways, and I've been on tons of different antidepressants (Lexapro, Wellbutrin, Prozac, Zoloft, a few more that I can't remember, and none of them worked for me). My first day without it, I felt fine, better than usual. The second day I felt fucking terrible, I had an excruciating headache, terrible body pains, trouble focusing my eyes, dizzyness, times where my body and/or muscles would just randomly twitch, and these really wierd sensations in my head, which kinda felt like little jolts of electricity shooting across my brain. Third day to present (Now day 7, same problems, I've been to the doctors office for some kind of painkiller for the pain, and I got me some nice barbiturates out of the visit that are supposed to help the pain, but don't. They just get me really high. My next appointment with my psychiatrist is later this month, not sure exactly, I'll have to call and check to make sure. I've had some terrible fucking physical body aches and pains throughout my life (I have crohn's disease), but these withdrawals are fucking terrible (to give you an idea of how severe these withdrawals are, I was talking to a former heroin user, who also used to take Effexor [not at the same time], and he said that the withdrawals from Effexor are actually worse than the heroin withdrawals he had when he was in the process of quitting heroin), these are easily the most painful things I've ever experienced. I was wondering if anyone here at the TFP, has had any (or knew anyone) who has had experiences with Effexor, or withdrawals from Effexor. __________________ "While the State exists there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State." - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin "Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form."- Karl Marx