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Re: The “fun” of Effexor withdrawal

Re: The “fun” of Effexor withdrawal2011-12-06T04:17:13+00:00

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December 6, 2011 at 4:17 am #93274

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I was on Effexor for about 6 years, which was treating the depression and anxiety likely caused by or at least related to my then-undiagnosed ADHD. My experience was almost word-for-word identical to Larynxa’s!

I had to stop taking Effexor because it basically stopped working (but more likely it had stopped working years ago and I just didn’t notice it). Withdrawal (or “discontinuation” as they euphamistically put it) was a nightmare– it was like I was going through heroin withdrawal! I had the shakes, felt hot and cold, nausea, diarrhea, etc, etc, etc… Thankfully I had been prescribed Prozac to help taper me off, so I can only imagine how much worse it could have been without it.

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