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Long term effects AFTER withdrawing from Effexor

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Oct 20 8:01am | Replies (195)
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@dissidentdaughter

Terri, I’m sorry you are experiencing symptoms again. Did you wean off or go off cold turkey? I don’t think it is unusual for symptoms to return. Mine didn’t return but I have started on Cymbalta in the last four months to help with pain that got progressively worse after coming off Effexor.

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terri672 | @terri672 | Jul 5, 2019

I took 8.5 months to wean off and was off for 4.5 months before I went back on. Quality of life got worse and worse. It did increase my blood pressure and I suffered a lot of pain after I weaned off. I read that it did suppress pain, but I do have fibromyalgia. The anxiety was horrible and the depression kept increasing. My blood pressure also seems to be going down now that I am taking it again. I'm so disappointed that I wasn't able to stay off of it, but I feel 75% better after just 2 days... I'm thankful for answered prayers because I felt like I was losing it!

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