Is each person different as to how long side effects from efexxor will last

[mamagoody]

I have now been off efexxor for aabout 3 weeks.  I am still having a bit of nausea and some eye tremoring for lack of a better way of saying it.  I can be working in the classroom and all of the sudden i get this funky feeling in my head and my eyes become sensitive to movement and I get nauseous.  I am wondering if there are any other people out there that have had extended side effects. I wonder also if it is due to your own personal metabolism or something on that line.  I would like to thank the person out there that suggested taking the little white balls out a couple at a time to individualize coming off the drug.  I did make my dr. aware I was doing it that way because his way was to take it one day skip the next and then skip two days then three and on and on and I could NOT handle the side effects at all.  so after reading that persons post that is how I got off the drug.  I decided no more meds and I was going to see a psychiatrist for one on one assistant and I will tell you that for me is the way to go. Also PLEASE READ THE BOOK : FEELING GOOD BY DAVID BURNS.... i am person that suffers from anxiety rather than depression but the book is written to address both .. it is NOT a fly by night method , you have to soul search but if you truly do not want meds any more that is a great place to start.  I look for any input on the duration of the side effects. good luck to everyone....

[dwt7let]

Hi You sound like you've gone cold turkey, withdrawal is much worse when done this way I should know but my GP put me into it. It depends on the length of time and strength you were on I was on effexor for a total of nine and a half years and the last 6 150 mg's. It is horrible to go through I couldn't function the first three months I was woken by palp's due to too much adrennaline when we go on these tablets it switches off adrennaline then when we come off it goes awol not pleasant. After two months we are addicted physically to these drugs, I also suffered nausea, Chronic IBS for months and months, I threw up.
These tablets are fat soluable so do not flush out your system easily they hold on to your muscles and fat in your body. In fact taking them has damaged our bodies your brain has been switched off for however long and your body's way off trying to deal with healing and getting rid of these tablets from your system is withdrawal.
This is along haul thing the first twelve months is convalescence, if you are now on nothing take 5HTP this will convert to seretonin of aday and melatonin of a night build up slowly as advised by the health shop.
The panic attacks are the adrennaline, propananol a beta blocker can help also clonidine
given to people coming off drink and drugs. Get a GP who will treat you for withdrawals !!
Hang on in there because as horrible as this is, it was the worst time of my life. There is
light at the end of the tunnel you will not feel like a zombie all the time, you will not sleep all the time and you will see your real personality appearing how wonderful is that !!
You may get anxiety/depression but this is not the illness coming back merely a symptom of withdrawal fight it. Meditate, walk, be kind to you I used to say to myself this is symptoms of withdrawal to reinforce it was not me but a symptom !!!!
Take care
God Bless
Love
Lorraine xx

[tschock]

Sorry to say this, but it took me almost a year to "get back to normal" after effexor.
My head twitched constantly, pasty mouth, etc. It was horrible...I just did the best I could do deal with it. I was put on it for post natal depression and then I started getting panic attacks while on it...I still get extreme ( hospital bound) panic attacks to this day.
I will surely check out that book you mentioned. Thank you.