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Stopped Effexor cold turkey

Stopped Effexor cold turkey

I have been off Effexor for going on 2 weeks and it is awful. I have been more depressed and anxious and the brain zaps are HELL. Please help me. Anyone know of anything to take to help with these?
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OK.  I am a nurse, but I am going to speak from personal experience.  You can not go off effexor cold turkey.  You need to wean off of this.  When this drug first came out, several of my medical friends got on it.  Several of them ended up in ER with side effects from withdrawal.  Please use this knowledge, consult with your doctor and let him wean you off.  Sounds like you might want to replace the anti depressant with another.  Nothing wrong with taking something that helps you .  Trust me. I do.
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