Thank you for you candid report about getting off Effexor, aka the drug from Hell.
I have the help of psychiatrist (not the one who put me on it), and a compounding pharmacist, an even a consult with Mark Horowitz, one of the authors of Deprescribing Antidepressants.
I am 74 yrs old and was on Eff for about 7 months before I realized it was not helping me but giving me terrible side effects so decided to come off it. It’s been 7 months since I started my tapering and it’s been a nightmare.
I’ve been on 112.5 mg for a month now and determined NOT to go back up. Unfortunately, I had to go from 75 mg because anxiety was so horrible.
How long did it take you to totally get off it
I’m just so thrilled to hear that someone actually got off it.
Is there anyone else out there who actually got off it. I just would like to hear from others that they did get off it.
My main withdrawal symptoms at this point are headaches and body aches, trembling, especially of legs, extreme fatigue, insomnia and anxiety/nervousness, and weak legs.
Is there anyone else out there who can relate to these withdrawal symptoms? And did you ever get totally off it?
It also raises my BP, pulse, and cholesterol.
Someone from my support group gave up and decided he will have to stay on 75 mg for the rest of his life😢