I have never sweat so much in my life! Look up the ten percent reduction method.

I got online and after some search I found out that indeed it is listed as one of the severe side effects you can get. It’s rediclously hard!! found this review helpful.Reviewer: annak, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Consumer) 61 I was at the maximum dosage. I had an appointment that day & decided to call the pharmacist that night to see if he knew better. I’m constantly nauseas and do not feel like a human being or that my brain is in my body. I removed 5 “bb’s” from 7 capsules. For those of you who are struggling take it very slowly and if the symptoms become too much move back up to the previous dose. Now my Dr changed the medicine yesterday. Honestly if I miss a dose of my effexor I feel like I want to rip my skin off.. I’m nauseated, dizzy and feel like I can’t hear or process my own thoughts.. like someone is screaming inside my head. I’m slowly realizing the triggers that set me off that I didn’t have before, and applying coping methods to them (especially at work). Today, I took my last pill. its unbearable but I want to get off of this medication.

I appreciate your honesty about what is happening during your withdrawal and how you have shared your fear of who you may really be.

I took them for pain, but somewhere I knew I liked the way I felt when I took them.

I will look into this, but maybe someone has an idea on who to approach regarding this.I was on 150mg ER for over a year..decided I wanted to come off…got 75mg that i was supposed to take every other day and a 150 every other day…well, i didn’t…i went almost 3 days w/o anything…then the vertigo was too much, so took a 75 and was able to go another 2.5 days w/o anything…went in to see a doctor, she gave me 37.5mg ER and i took one of those that day…now it’s been almost 4 days w/o anything (so technically, the drug is out of my system) but oooohhhhh so light headed…seeing things like I’m far off from them…I’m just worrying and wondering what I should do.

I finally took one 75mg about two hrs ago. Racing heart (I actually thought I was having a heart attack), blood pressure out there on the high end, hot/cold flashes, severe feelings of anxiety/dread, feeling I was losing consciousness, complete nightmare. Breast Cancer treatments gave me menopause and Effexor was prescribed to treat the severe medically- induced hot flashes and depression symptoms that were starting to surface due to chemo, mastectomy, etc…. Having experienced Effexor’s tendency to exhibit severe withdrawal symptoms that may preclude people from managing to successfully terminate their use I seriously believe anyone in my (or similar) position consider alternatives prior to this particular medication.

After about three weeks, I felt somewhat stabilized and it was time to make another cut.

While this drug did indeed help me with my depression at first, I began feeling numb to real feelings. 300 mg effexor xr for over 12 years and i dont think it works for me anymore.

Part of the problem is overprescribing the medicine. It did not work for me, so I could only take the real deal, or it was like me not being on it at all.

You should t even BE here!” Yeah have no idea who I was talking to. The only symptoms I have are the weird brain buzzes. Then came Effexor, and reaching the same plateau, doing me no good, even putting me in the same fog, just existing not living.

For all of the potential benefits of treating depression, many people find that the side effects like weight gain are making their lives even worse than before.Once off this drug many people never want to get back on anything that can so drastically alter the body’s physiology, biology and all the other ‘ologies’ that forcefully ever again. Those symptoms were a piece of cake compared to what I’ve gone through in just a short time. I have been sick ever since. 10 days was all I was asking for. But I want to do this! 1) My boyfriend and I are thinking of having a child together as long as my body can handle it physically and 2) I have gone through a lot of therapy since 2013 and I have learned a lot more about myself and found myself. How long can I expect this to go on for? I have gained weight. I don’t even want to wake up because I know I will be facing a day of feeling sick, and i fought so hard to stay off it so long, I need to know there’s light at the end of this tunnel. Good luck to everyone. After fixing the hormones, my doctor suggested that maybe Effexor had the adverse effect on my health.

I also take a epsom salt bath almost nightly (which has magnesium in it).I have been on Effexor XR for 20 years. I also started breaking out on my upper back. The pharmaceutical training here needs to change!!!