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[day3]

i have been on effexor xr for 10 yrs as a combination med to help treat my essential tremors as well as pts I am on day 3 of cold turkey due to a recent move  and now no ins. my  primary refuses to call in a script even after i asked him 5 yrs ago to take me off this drug. so between trying to cope with the tremors and now the absolute rage someone please tell me there is a light somewhere, the dizziness when i lift my head or move my eyes to fast, i am readying different articles and some say it takes yrs and others months.. im trying to keep things light and make fun of myself for some of the really obserd behavior i guess im looking for affermation and hope that the effects will soon be gone

[day3]

Thank you... I switched dr.about 6 years ago and because I was already on it they didn't question it because it is a cocktail of sorts to treat Essential Tremors.  Yesterday was bad never felt a rage like I did but having a hard time with being dizzy and quick movements which I am trying to avoid. The first GP gave me effexor thinking it was more anxiety because of the shaken and a high stress job I figured they knew better than I  and because it did help a little and tremors were not as bad.  It wasn't for another year and a half that I was diagnosed with ET from an actual neurologist and was given additional meds to take with the effexor. It had the desired effect or so I thought. Now more lost than before

[Paxiled]

Try threatening your doc with malpractice if this is a last resort.  This is well known as one of the most difficult meds to stop taking on a slow taper, let alone cold turkey, and withdrawals can last a long time in some people.  You really want to quit slowly if you decide you want to quit.  GPs are pretty clueless in the main when it comes to any medication, but especially ones that affect the brain, but even the most clueless doc should know you don't play around with Effexor.  By the way, who prescribed it in the first place?  If not your GP you refer to here, then the doc who has been prescribing it should give you enough to tide you over until you're able to find a psychiatrist who knows how to do this safely.  Of course, you could be lucky and this could pass quickly -- it does for many people -- but why take the risk?  Good luck.