I was on 150 mg of Effexor, I took 75 mg for 2 weeks, then I took 37.5 mg for 2 weeks. Side effects where bad, I had night sweats and a couple of bad panic attacks coming off the meds, went to the doc and he gave me .5 mg of clonopin and that helped alot.
same here i have put on weight and is hard to get off i have calastol problem to never had them
and the think is that i still feel depressed some times and anaxity too
wat does this really for the only thing is i cant get of it i went down to 37.5 milligrams but still i cant get off i tried to buy the effer tablets to break in half but they seem to stop selling that in australia
so i have no idea how to get of this thing. i dont know if the efexor fixed me or i done it buy my self thinking that its working???
does any one know where to get 20 milligram tablets to break it down
thanks
After the starter pack, my normal dose was 75mg. When it didn't seem like it was working as well, my dr doubled my dose (normal adult dose 150mg). I was about 125lb and 5'6 then and I tolerated it well. I really liked being on the meds actually, but coming off of them is a different story.
My husband was totally against all the medication I was taking and he didn't really think I needed them, until now since I've been off of them for a whole 2 weeks or so. Anyway, I did gain weight with the meds, but since I completed the tapering process, I have lost the weight. I'm back to what I was a few months before I went on them 5 years ago.
I tried to get off of them with too many withdrawals, so I stopped where I was at the time (12.5mg). Basically enough to sustain the withdrawals, 12.5mg isn't enough to help with depression but I couldn't stand the withdrawals, so I continued to take it. The withdrawals for many, including myself, were horrific. I was fortunate because I tapered so slowly that I only got the withdrawals for about a week. That week was horrible. Brain zaps (weird electrical feeling in the brain), tiredness/sleepiness, irritation/agitation, and dizziness were my main symptoms. There are a few ways I coped though (if your looking to get off of it, look at my previous questions in this forum to find info).
As far as alcohol goes, I've never been a big drinker, but I did drink a few times while on this drug. If your only drinking a couple of glasses of wine, i wouldn't worry about it. Anti-anxiety medications (xanax, valium, ativan, buspar) mix with alcohol to intensify the effects, so if your on these, I would limit myself to 1 at the absolute most.
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