tennesseegirl and everyone ..... you hit the nail on the head when you said your family doesn't understand. Mine don't either. I was totally out of the Effexor for a week and by day 4 I was about to jump out of my skin with anxiety. I had a headache, major anxiety, was dizzy and just plainly felt awful. My mouth is also dry and there's other things I take that can cause that also .... you can't win. Well, I got my Effexor yesterday (my daughter was kind enough to get it for me because I had $0 left.) By last night I could feel a change ..... I didn't sleep well, so I took 2 melatonin and that helped. This morning I am really dragging ..... zero energy, headache, totally want to sleep. I told my daughter this AM as she wanted me to come over today - about 20 miles away - and I told her I just didn't trust myself on the road ...... as usual, she didn't get it. Forgive the language here, but everything in me wants to scream "well, if you'd have read the damn stuff I sent you, you'd know why I felt this way." But, I guess it's easier for them t stick their heads in the sand. I've tried, but it's major avoidance with them ..... makes it very hard on bad days.
Take care, you're not along with your family.
abby