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Effexor and withdrawl symptoms-flu or withdrawl?

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I know someone who has been getting off of many years of taking 75mg of Effexor XR. A week of a 1/2 dose and now off for 3 days. The symptoms in which are strong flu like symptoms started a day after going completly off. Is this the flu or Effexor withdrawl? More lightheadedness and fatigue. The dr. wants to prescribe prozac 10mg for 5 days for the transition. Anyone out there with any experience? Thank You
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yes lee, hang on! it is written that it is one of the most difficult to withdraw from. Google effexor withdrawal, you will see. I am a few weeks behind you. I am DOWN to 75 and have one more week. DO you have visual trails? confusion?
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I'm no expert. I had to cut dose in half, run with that for a month, uncomfortable for first week. Repeated that til i was down to the 37mg little ones, then went every other day for a week, every 3rd day for a week until finally off.

If one jumps off too fast it hurts bad, did it cold turkey once thought I was dying for real.
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zsigmund, great! i will call dr and do that! i am not sure if i am going on something different or just gonna go without. I really think that the effexor dulled me to the point that it changed my personality
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cool man, my doc was pretty useless on effexor withdrawal. I had to research on the net and luckily had an effexor experienced friend who warned me (after the fact!) about the horrible symptoms.

When I went completely off there was a period of mild kinda bipolar mood swings, it went on for a few weeks and it did fade thankfully. Good Luck
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Thank you for you input. Let me know how you are doing and I will let you know how this person is doing!
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http://www.doctorslounge.com/psychiatry/forums/backup/topic-1013.html

FFS! I haven't felt better than i do now for a long time even though i have some quite nasty side effects from taking Effexor XL 150mg daily... so seeing this makes me want to cry! I had no warning from the shrink about side effects or anything... anyway after going cold turkey for 2 days and being on the verge of killing myself all i can say is fuck this shit, when i'm done with anti-deppressants this time i'm never going back.

Good luck to all of you, i'm going to stick with natural prevention and coping strategies from here on in.
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again thank you for your honesty. the person as of now is still feeling flu like symptoms and does not believe it could be withdrawl. how long is the sleeping going to last?
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To Mothman: What an interesting link you posted on this! Thank you- To the others that commented, click on mothmans link under his comment
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