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coming off effexor

Autumnal
Autumnal
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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deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi there!
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 ;)
deleted_user
deleted_user
My only big problem when I came off (back on at the moment) was the electrical shooting shocks in my brain, they were not painfull but I didn't like the feeling.
deleted_user
deleted_user
why are they putting you in the hospital to have yo come off effexor? Non-the-less it is the best place for you to be when you come off effexor. Look I can list different symptoms I experienced (some ok, some horrific) but that is how my body responded. You being in the hospital will help because what ever side effects you are experiencing could be softened or masked by other meds. Also I am guessing that you will be adding a new med to replace the effexor?

I wish you the best... keep me posted.
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