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i am going into a clinic for 5 days to come off effexor....i know its hell to come off. has anyone had any experience going into a clinic before and coming pff effexor? and how did u feel afterwards? my pysch and me agree that it doesnt work for me anymore.
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I've recently come off effexor as my doc thought it wasnt working for me anymore too. I've gone on to a tricyclic (something like that) anti-depressant called nortriptylene (i think the spelling is pretty close).
At first I was really scared about coming off effexor because of all the horror stories there are on the internet. Fortunately for me it was a very painless process. I was really dizzy for a few days and nauseous for one to two days, but it generally wasnt bad enough to stop me going to work or getting on with life, except for the nausea - that was bad at nighttime.
Anyway its almost a month now that I am off effexor and all is going pretty well.
I hope you have an easy time coming off it too. I came off it over a few days before starting on my new ones.
Best wishes and hugs your way ;)
I wish you the best... keep me posted.