Are paranoia, anger known to result from effexor withdrawal?

[notafanofeffexor]

Been coming off 300mg per day in gradual reductions. Now off all together but it was awful at the end - nausea, dizziness, tinnitus, exhaustion. But are the anger and paranoia I'm feeling the result of withdrawal? Or was the effexor alleviating those all along?

[john4321]

ya stopping cold turkey on paxil sent me into into similar situation , my relationship with my family got worse but I did came out of the phycosis , a product called AMORYN helped me

[notafanofeffexor]

Thanks so much. I thought I was going crazy and needed medication again. I really don't want to go back on drugs ever again. I'm feeling much better now but still trying to repair the damage done to my relationships with husband and kids. Can't believe how badly I behaved and it's a wonder they're still with me. I was ready to leave, end my marriage and get my own apartment.

[connie5908]

The anger and paranoia are part of the withdrawal, when I went off of it I ended up in E.R. three times due to dehydration, was angry and struggled with resentments and thoughts that I knew couldn't be mine but I kept having them.  It was like I'd lost my ability to manage my own thoughts ir control them.