heather39 Effexor withdrawal

[heather39]

NEED ADVICE FOR EFFEXOR WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS


Hello, I am tapering gradually off of Effexor from 112.5 to 37.5 and now nothing over course of 2 1/2 months. I've have had rebound insomnia so have used sleeping pills for 2 mos. (zopiclone 6 wks, trazadone 2 wks) and bad anxiety and odd anxiety sensations I'm hoping will completely subside.

I need some honest feedback for someone who has gone through this and can offer me hope.

I get panic and anxiety, heart palpitations, quite often my body is shaky&  involuntary body quivering, head and body vibrates and tingles and face has crawly sensations on and around eyes, near nose and brows. Feels like eyes and nose are tingling./vibrating or like someone is rubbing my nose at times, with vague eye/nose pain or ache.

Then at other times, feels like neck is being pulled or shoulders ache, chills/neck flushing, chest and tightness around neck,collarbone area, & feels cold then hot. These are never sensations I experienced before Effexor and I'm hoping someone can reassure me these are in part due to anxiety, but moreso from withdrawal of the power of this poison.

THESE ARE SENSATIONS I FEEL ON AN ALMOST DAILY BASIS AND WHILE IT DOES NOT HELP THAT I NOTICE THESE QUITE OFTEN, MORE TO THE POINT, THEY ARE SENSATIONS I WAS HAPPILY AND BLITHELY UNAWARE OF PROIR TO WITHDRAWING FROM THIS DRUG. 

I was on 37.5 last week of Effexor then switched to Cymbalta for a week, but don't like that drug either, so now am finally 2 days med free and filled with hope and dread.


Please please can someone let me know if these symptoms will eventually go away?

[Altostrata]

Welcome, heather.
 
You have withdrawal syndrome. This is a sign that you've tapered too fast.
 
If I were you, I would immediately reinstate 37.5mg Effexor. Read these topics:
 
What is withdrawal syndrome?

About reinstating and stabilizing to reduce withdrawal symptoms

 

Why taper by 10% of my dosage?
 
Tips for tapering off Effexor (venlafaxine)

[heather39]

I was tapering pretty slow all things considered and experiencing these side effects at every turn.  I am afraid if I go on Effexor, I shall never get off.  I wonder - could these withdrawal symptoms also be from 2 1/2 mos. use of sleeping aids and perhaps this is in addition to added anxiety?   Will not protracted withdrawal gradually subside, over the next few weeks if I remain off of the drug, rather than yo yoing back and forth? 

 

I wonder if there is any other solution other than this?  I Know the choice is up to me, but I feel I've rode it out this far, if I reinstate Effexor, then I'll never get off and the merry go-round continues.

 

Any ideas how to ease protracted withdrawal symptoms using natural remedies instead?

 

thanks again!
 

[Altostrata]

If you had withdrawal symptoms all through your tapering, you were going too fast. You jumped off at 37.5mg to zero. That's quite a drop.

 

You have withdrawal syndrome. The sooner you reinstate, the better it will be.

[Lexy]

Hi and welcome.

I am a fellow Effexor user and have been tapering for three years now with still no symptom relief.

I know there are other people Who are much worse than me.

I would advise you listen to alto she knows what she is talking about. The drug never worked for me from the very start and maybe that's why I am having such a hard time.

Consider reinstating and try to stabilize for a couple of months and then proceed to taper slowly as this forum recommends 10% decreases from the last dose. Good luck..also look under symptoms and care gor specific wd symptoms.

[peggy]

welcome Heather;  I  agree with the others suggesting you reinstate with effexor.  Once you stabilise you can begin a 10% taper

[Petunia]

Any ideas how to ease protracted withdrawal symptoms using natural remedies instead?

 

 

You can check out the symptoms and self care section to find out what members have tried and what has worked. The simple answer is that nothing stops withdrawal symptoms apart from reinstatement, stabilization and then a slower taper off the drug.

 

You can try and tough it out if you want to and you may be lucky and start to feel better in a few weeks, or a few months or a few years. Everyone is different, so its difficult to predict how long it will last.

 

The thing about reinstatement is that the sooner you do it, the more chance there is of it working. You don't need to reinstate the full amount, often a small amount is enough to stop the symptoms.

 

Please read through the links Alto posted for you, all the information is there that you need to make a good decision for yourself.

 

We will support you whatever you decide, do let us know.