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Flu or Effexor withdrawel?
by barb6655, Mar 08, 2008 06:30PM
I have been taken Effexor for 3 years but have begun to taper off. I am in the final stages taking 37.5 mg. I am now to take take it every other day. Today was the first day I have not taken it,
Is it possible to get flu like symptoms just after skipping i day?
I was feeling okay this morning then within an hour I developed chills so bad I could not stop shaking. It was hard to hold anything. My temperature rose to 102.5 in that time . After almost an hour the chills subsided but I was extremely achy and feverish. Advil helped lower my fever but it's wearing off and I'm feeling worse again .
My question is could this be a withdrawel symptom or just the flu.
I have never experienced such quick onset of symtoms or such severe chills and shaking.
Is it possible to get flu like symptoms just after skipping i day?
I was feeling okay this morning then within an hour I developed chills so bad I could not stop shaking. It was hard to hold anything. My temperature rose to 102.5 in that time . After almost an hour the chills subsided but I was extremely achy and feverish. Advil helped lower my fever but it's wearing off and I'm feeling worse again .
My question is could this be a withdrawel symptom or just the flu.
I have never experienced such quick onset of symtoms or such severe chills and shaking.
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IMO there's no way coming off effexor could cause these symptoms. Especially fever and especially so suddenly after you've been tapering for a while. Sounds like the flu to me.