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Posted by h.e. on June 11, 2003, at 10:41:30
I'm going through "accidental" withdrawl. I took my last pill Sunday morning and forgot to refill until this morning (a lot is going on in my life right now...). I took my pill immediately of course, but that was a couple of hours ago and I feel HORRIBLE. I am so nausious, terrible headache... I'm in a terrible mood, but I can deal w/ that if I could get the nausia to go away!!!! Anything work for anyone to help? I just had some pretzels, didn't help. Drank some water, made me feel wosre. Please help me if you can, I'm miserable.
Posted by Joanie on June 11, 2003, at 12:34:52
In reply to Ack!! Any help for Effexor withdrawl???, posted by h.e. on June 11, 2003, at 10:41:30
I feel for you, I really do. A couple of weeks ago, I accidently forgot to take one dose, ONE dose! I was like you, sicker than a dog. I had a migraine for 3 1/2 days, sick and throwing up, it was awful! I decided right then that I was getting off the effexor, so I got the Dr. to give me the start up pack and I took it beginning with the 75 mgs for a week then the 37.5 mgs for a week until they were gone. Praise God I am now off that horrible medication. I am back on Lexapro and feeling so much better. I am NOT trying to influence you on what to do, just telling what happened to me. You should talk to your Dr. Good luck to you! As far as what you can do to feel better right away, I wish I could tell you something. I was sick for days. Try sipping some ginger ale and just try to lay down and rest. Good luck!
Posted by h.e. on June 11, 2003, at 12:56:33
In reply to Ack!! Any help for Effexor withdrawl???, posted by h.e. on June 11, 2003, at 10:41:30
This might be a help to some of you who go through Effexor withdrawl... I'm feeling much better right now. I took my med around 9:15am. I'm on the 150mgs and I had missed 2 doses. By 11:15 I tought I was going to die... but I ate a lot of salty foods. I had pretzels, 8 crackers, 3 pickles and some veggie soup w/ lots of salt. I now feel MUCH better. I don't know why I was craving the salt, but it seems to have helped... maybe a catalyst to get the effexor back in my system? Don't know, but if anyone else misses a dose, of course take it asap and try salt!
Posted by KimberlyDi on June 13, 2003, at 13:54:00
In reply to Re: Ack!!... Update, posted by h.e. on June 11, 2003, at 12:56:33
Without even going thru withdrawl I crave salt on Effexor. I went from a person who constantly craved sugar to drooling over salty crackers. Weird.
Kim
> This might be a help to some of you who go through Effexor withdrawl... I'm feeling much better right now. I took my med around 9:15am. I'm on the 150mgs and I had missed 2 doses. By 11:15 I tought I was going to die... but I ate a lot of salty foods. I had pretzels, 8 crackers, 3 pickles and some veggie soup w/ lots of salt. I now feel MUCH better. I don't know why I was craving the salt, but it seems to have helped... maybe a catalyst to get the effexor back in my system? Don't know, but if anyone else misses a dose, of course take it asap and try salt!
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