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Effexor side effects and withdrawal effects
My daughter was on Effexor for ten years and started having heart palpitations, now after tapering to stop heart palpitations, she can't eat anything without throwing up and having diarrhea. Has anyone been successful at getting off it with onside effects doing a long taper? It's been two trips to er for fluidIV and many tests and she is still very sick after a week. She is talking 37 ml still..
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Call her doc and ask to resume the lowest dose that caused no symptoms. Then, make an appointment to discuss a longer taper. Might I ask what taper her doc prescribed? What was her dose during the 10 years she took it. Generally, the higher the dose, and the longer you’ve been on it, the slower the taper must be. The good news is the palpitations might resolve on a lower dose. She might not have to discontinue the medication. That she has been taking it for 10 years would seem to indicate it was good help for her.
One option is to take a different med from a similar class of medication while she is tapering to minimize side effects. The new drug might cause heart palpitations as well. Discuss with doc.
Good sleep hygiene is known to help with weaning side effects.
Track symptoms daily and show to doc.
Hope this helps