I would love to hear about your experiences with Effexor

Hi, I have recently stopped taking Effexor XR75 after only four months of use...when my mom was sick, then died, I just needed some help. Now I am feeling like a heroin junkie without it, ie, I am having a lot of the symptoms listed of withdrawal. I also recently quit smoking but I am using nicotine replacement. I love my caffeine as well.

If you are going through any of this, I would love to know how you are dealing with it, whether you have ever felt unsafe (phys or emotionally) from either use or withdrawal of the med. Recently a lot of seemingly isolated discomforts, I have traced them ALLLLLL back to the substances in my body and particularly withdrawal.

It also can't be all that hard to imagine complications from nicotine and caffeine. If that is your story, I really wanna hear from you!

Please let me know how you are doing, any tips to clean up my system safely, what to expect, how long before I feel better...personal experiences only please!

Thank you very much!

I can tell you that its a pain in the butt...

I've been on/off of effexor several times. But i can tell you that it does go away!

It just takes time to fully wear out of your system... that can take weeks, honestly. But don't worry! It will happen! Just take care of yourself, and if you feel that you want to take it again, talk to whomever prescribed it for you. Or us. Or anyone.

Its not a bad thing to take it again, provided that its giving you a benefit. : )