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    Well I am trying this again as some of you know I recently quit my job that I had for 17yrs because of the overwhelming stress that was affecting my health and I am on an extended vacation approx 3-4 months well If you call painting slash redecorating the house a vacation but nonetheless I enjoy this kind of work .I was taking Effexor and it has been two days since I stopped and yes I can feel the body wanting . I feel great emotionally and I want to stop these pills so here it goes . I did this once before with Zoloft a couple of years ago so I kind of know what to expect I have noticed I am a bit teste but it should end soon and I hope life will get a little more normal again . And in a couple of weeks I am going to try and stop the blood pressure pills I will monitor this very close I have a little machine that will do this . I find it so amazing that a job can bring you down to such a level where you need these meds to just function and so many people go on like this for years and think nothing is wrong . So I thought I would share this experience with all of you wish me luck and thanks for listening .

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    Good luck J..Vitamin B is good for help folks with depression as is LPP Protein.
    I have been taking both for years and when I stop I notice a huge difference in myself.
    I have battled depression pertaining to a number of things in my life and I know you can get out of this situation. Good luck to you and don't forget excercise can also help run off the blues.
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    Let the doc that prescribed the effexor and the blood pressure medication know you are going off of both.

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    And they used to say going off antidepresents was not a problem. And it was not. But with today's newer pills Mainly the SSRI's they wean you off.

    Bood pressure pills hun? PLEASE please buy a good quality home monitor and watch you're numbers.

    Also i am in the same boat, not with the meds. But major JOB stress in the corporate world. Everytime i turn around there is another class, and this cuts into my phone work at home, and earnings levels.

    Every monthly meeting we have is on my day off. It's really tough to stick it out. I have been toying around with the idea of leaving my hospital job. I know i will feel better in the long run.

    Just keep an eye on how you feel hun! We want you to stick around with us here!!

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    Effexor is apparently one of the hardest anti-depressants to quit. I'm currently trying to wean myself off Lexapro, and it's feeling pretty nasty. Lexapro's done wonders for me, but it's been a year since I've been able to have a good orgasm in a reasonable amount of time. I'm sick of it. I'm keeping with my Wellbutrin, though. I love Wellbutrin.

    Anyway, good luck and take care with your blood pressure.
    Last edited by eyeawry; 04-19-2005 at 01:05 PM. Reason: Realized Effexor isn't an SSRI. Oops.

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    Quote Originally Posted by guest
    Effexor is apparently one of the hardest SSRIs to quit. I'm currently trying to wean myself off Lexapro, and it's feeling pretty nasty. Lexapro's done wonders for me, but it's been a year since I've been able to have a good orgasm in a reasonable amount of time. I'm sick of it. I'm keeping with my Wellbutrin, though. I love Wellbutrin.

    Anyway, good luck and take care with your blood pressure.
    Funny you mention this because I did notice that with Effexor my sexual interest has reached an all time low I hate it ! I want to be the normal horndog I use to be ! I know this sounds terrible but man I definately miss that part of my normalcy.Oh one side note the mother in law is here for two weeks god help me !
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    Getting off effexor was HELL! I had to slowly ween myself off it. I was taking 75 mil. a day which is not a lot but still enough to give you horrific withdrawl symptoms where I could not move and fet like I was having little seizures
    if I missed a dose.
    I started taking the 35.7 mill. pills, one a day, for about 2 months then took one every other day, then one every 3 days, ect...ect...

    I felt almost euphoric when I quit taking any pills at all then slowly the depression came back and now I am taking 10 mill. of zoloft a day which is really not working at all I am going to wean myself off though and try St. John's Wort.

    I hope things go well for you curious, but please do not stop cold turkey esp. if you are on a high dose because the withdrawl symptoms are so bad. Good luck!


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    Quote Originally Posted by CuriousJ
    Well I am trying this again as some of you know I recently quit my job that I had for 17yrs because of the overwhelming stress that was affecting my health and I am on an extended vacation approx 3-4 months well If you call painting slash redecorating the house a vacation but nonetheless I enjoy this kind of work .I was taking Effexor and it has been two days since I stopped and yes I can feel the body wanting . I feel great emotionally and I want to stop these pills so here it goes . I did this once before with Zoloft a couple of years ago so I kind of know what to expect I have noticed I am a bit teste but it should end soon and I hope life will get a little more normal again . And in a couple of weeks I am going to try and stop the blood pressure pills I will monitor this very close I have a little machine that will do this . I find it so amazing that a job can bring you down to such a level where you need these meds to just function and so many people go on like this for years and think nothing is wrong . So I thought I would share this experience with all of you wish me luck and thanks for listening .
    Good luck,sweetie.

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    I was taking Effexor 75mg. back in October and I discontiuned taking it cold turkey. WOW I was very edgy. It felt like faint aniexty attack throught the day for the first week. I did let my physician know I was going off of it. Now I'm not taking any anti depressant feel okay. I personally felt that I was numbed and my thought process was stunted while on the effexor.

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    I wish you the best. Stopping medications of that nature can be one of the hardest things for your body to go through. I thought I was going to die when I stopped my medications. Take it easy and I hope you do well

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    I know you are going to think I am nuts but... I had the job stress crap (which is one BIG reason I blew off the corporate world and started dancing). I was miserable.. moody, suicidal.. actually got to a point where I was going into fugues. Not cool. I was about to start meds and ended up hooking up with a Dr. who tried messing with my diet first - in conjunction with me chilling on the job stress. Amazingly I am fairly calm, cool and collected these days. Weaning yourself from drugs is probably best done under a Dr.s supervision but you really might want to look into lifestyle and diet changes (also under supervision) to really start being a real person again. Med withdrawal of any sort generally lasts from 3 days to 2 weeks in my experience. Get a heads up from your dr. so you know what to expect for you situation and most importantly when to expect the cessation symptoms to start getting better. It really helps to know when to expect the end to be in sight.

    BTW, the diet my Dr. put me on was a loose version of the "blood type diet" but I really think the main part that helped was cutting out refined foods, most meat, caffeine and alcohol (alto allowed in moderate amounts).
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    Thanks for this!It really hits home,Ya SEE i BELIEVE THIS SUCH AS YOURSELF,i BELIEVE THAT MY SO WOULD STILL BE ALIVE TODAYIF IT WEREN'T FOR THE PILLS FOR DEPRESSION HE WAS ON.hE WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY CAME THROUGH HIS DEPRESSION WITHOUT THEM RATHER THEN WHAT THEY DIDI TO HIM AS TO CHANGE HIS PERSONALITY FOR THE WORST!

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    I was on a high dose of Prozac for a good chunk of my life. I was taking 3 pills/day for about 2 years. I can hardly remember the time that I was on the drug. It fogged my mind and I believe made me very niave and ignorant. I was a vegetarian for 4 years before I went on the drug and then suddenly started eating meat again. Weird. But now that I'm med free I feel like a completely different person, although my moods go up and down I am for the most part stable and am glad to be the person that I am today! Best of luck and keep us posted.

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    I guess this would be day four Wow I cant believe how the body reacts to not having this drug ,head feels weird but as long as I keep busy I am okay and man oh man the dreams are the strangest I have ever had in my life i could write a good S. King book about now , I inherently have bizare dreams but these are over the top they feel very realistic .I am hanging on hopeing this lasts for a few more days my body really hurt when I got up but I am okay now I am going to take the dogs for a walk to loosen up . Sex drive kind of comming back but still waiting for that , I will check the gallery after this see what it does for me ( nasty I know ) .The balls of my feet are sore as shit wtf ! I will keep you posted and keep writing please it really helps thank you .

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    Went to Gallery A_ guy and Pamela are flipping me off didnt do anything for me LOL !

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    ^ yeah vivid/lucid dreams are common.

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    The dreams are not as bad last night was okay . You know that sound on tv when a nascar passes by the fence thats what I here going past my ears ( or through my head ) every once in a while fuck I wish it would end soon but much better now .

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    Curious,
    When I was on effexor if I missed a dose or two, I would hear this loud buzzing sound. Is that the type of sound your hearing? I had to take an effexor to make it go away. I can't imagine just waiting it out like you are. I am a baby and hate any sort of physical discomfort or pain.
    Kudos for your strength!

    Hang in there, that shit will be out of your system soon


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    Quote Originally Posted by Magdalena_666
    Curious,
    When I was on effexor if I missed a dose or two, I would hear this loud buzzing sound. Is that the type of sound your hearing? I had to take an effexor to make it go away. I can't imagine just waiting it out like you are. I am a baby and hate any sort of physical discomfort or pain.
    Kudos for your strength!

    Hang in there, that shit will be out of your system soon
    It's strange it goes through one ear and out the other kind of bizare today was good nerves a little thin now but the side effects are less .thanks

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    My Doc was going to put me on Effexor for panic attacks. Then I read the side effects and thought, " If the side effects give me anxiety, insommnia and irritability, then I don't need it. I already HAVE the damn side effects".

    I am now on a low dosage of trazadone for my insomnia and it's working fine .

    Good luck with weaning yourself off.

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    MY doc took me off zoloft and put me on effexor because she said i twould help with the sexual side effects. NOT!! Its worse more than ever- I never feel like having sex anymore at all. Also if I miss a dose I also have little sizures, it feels like my brain is being electricuted and I get really sick. I cant come off because my anxiety is too terrible.

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    If you feel the need to start taking something for mood in the future, I recommend Saint John's Wort. It's been more effective than I expected and doesn't clash with my other supplements......if that doesn't work, there's something called SAM-e that is supposed to work the same.
    My other suggestions are moderate drinking and saying "NO!!!!" more often...LOL.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by madmaxine
    If you feel the need to start taking something for mood in the future, I recommend Saint John's Wort. It's been more effective than I expected and doesn't clash with my other supplements......if that doesn't work, there's something called SAM-e that is supposed to work the same.
    My other suggestions are moderate drinking and saying "NO!!!!" more often...LOL.....
    Thanks , well yes I am down to moderate beer only no hard stuff I go crazy on that stuff . I have a bottle of the Wort I am going to wait a few days I think it says three times a day on the bottle is that the dosage you take ?
    Last night was cool I really feel good today the side affects of this stuff was worse then what it was treating it really caused a lot of aching joint issues and most have slowly gone away imagine that . Dream was a bit strange last night my sister passed away in it ( not cool ) even though we are not that close it did bother me because I dont have a recent phone number for her so I cant call her to at least hear her voice . I must be sleeping good because I dont remember turning the alarm clock off this morning , I never use to need one before I would wake up when I needed to .
    I shared this one with someone else earlier but the song " I can see clearly now " keeps going through my mind and the side effect is a big smile on my face .

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    *HUGZ* for curious!

    you are more courageous than you know. most people who get off their medication just want to get off of it and not take responsibility for their actions, you are handling things way better than you think.

    what everyone said was right...i was on zoloft and lexapro for a good 4 years on and off. quitting was nasty. but dietary changes and realizing MY threshold for stress helped a lot.

    personally i feel like those meds can make things worse.

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    I got a bag with all my past RX's its amazing

    Zoloft 100mg
    Effexor XR 150 mg
    Lexapro 10 mg
    Restoral 15mg
    Naproxen 500mg
    Trazodone 150 mg
    Robaxim 750 mg
    Xanax ?

    Of coarse I did not take all at the same peroids some I tested for sleep anxiety etc some worked some didn"t I take nothing now ! How amazing I lived through this !

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