Posted by ItsJustMe on March 3, 2001, at 20:19:07
In reply to New thread; effexor withdrawal , bad bad news, posted by Alice Fay on March 3, 2001, at 17:59:57
I went from 450 mg/day to 300 mg/day cold turkey without any problems whatsoever. Maybe it is different since I'm not totally going off the med. ???
> I started on Effexor about 7 months ago. Gradually increased the dosage until I was taking 187 mg (5 pills). Found out by mistake from my internist a few weeks ago that my heart rate was up to 88 beats per minute at rest (my normal was 64), but my blood pressure was normal at that time. In the last 2 weeks, I began having more migraines (known side-effect of Effexor) and increased muscle tension to the point where my back muscles began to hurt quite badly. Per my psychiatrist, I went back down to 4 pills (150 mg). But three days ago, I discovered my blood pressure was up to 156/96 (my normal had been 120/70). So I stopped the Effexor cold turkey with my psychiatrists approval. Today I have felt quite ill: a dizzy feeling, nausea, dull headache. After reading all your information about the importance of gradual withdrawal, I then took 110 mg today. Call this an EFFEXOR NIGHTMARE. It is hard to consider staying on the medication at all, with what is to me, an alarming increase in my BP and HR. Thanks to all of you who have so kindly shared your stories to help the rest of us. Thank you, Dr. Bob! I am also interested in whether anyone else has had side effects from Effexor like those I have had. Bless and good luck to you all!
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