Effexor withdrawal - help!!

[jb2112]

After 12 years of taking effexor and feeling like crap for the past year I've gone cold turkey for nearly 4 weeks.

I've now got bad muscle tension and have been exercising/relaxing etc to help it in the hope it will go but it doesn't seem to be improving. Can anyone help me with some advice - is this still effexor withdrawal or is this really how I'm going to be from now on as I can't bear it!?

Thanks

[squirrel]

I dont think cold yurkey is a very good idea.You have been on this drug a very long time.Have you spoken to your doctor.Sometimes withdrawl symptoms can take a couple pf months to really start causing you problems.It can be very dangerous to go off these drugs cold turkey.

[jo61]

Doesn't sound as if you did it under doctor's supervision. Might be worthwhile going to talkl it through with him/her. I'm coming off Effexor at the moment and doing it at a snail's pace.


Jo

[nomorepanic]

Sorry to hear you feel so bad but you really must come off these meds very very slowly by reducing the dose slowly.

Maybe have a word with the doc about it.


Nicola

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