Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 tonietiger9 wrote: <He gave me the lexapro. About 6-8 months later, I went from 110 lbs to 150 and I only ate Nabs, popcorn and lots of coffee. He switched me to the effexor because of the weight. I now eat one meal a day and thats about it. Havent taken the weight off though:(> I just finished tapering off Lexapro a couple of months ago. I was also on Effexor XR. I gained weight just like you, I don't know why the Doc put you on the Effexor because this drug really caused me to gain weight I went from 110 up to 140lbs myself. It didn't matter how much I exercised or didn't eat I couldn't get rid of the weight problem. I've finally tapered off both of these drugs, Lexapro and Effexor Xr. Now my weight is down to 113lbs, but it took alot of hard work and discipline to come off these drugs slowly and eat right and exercise. I do hope you are lucky to avoid the withdrawal symptoms of the Effexor. I had the skin crawling sensations as well. I wish you the best and remember your not alone if anything should happen. Sounds like several lf us here have been on the Effexor hell and have managend to live through it. Take good care of yourself. I'm sure we'll touch base from time to time. Hugs V ! Mail has the best spam> > protection around > > > http://mail.yahoo.com> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 hi tonie, i read your post and saw you are 8 days off almost a cold turkey withdrawal of effexor. if i were you, i would go back on effexor and wean off at 5% to 10% dose reductions from each subsequent amount (not the initial amount but each subsequent amount). i can not empahsize the importance of this. YOU ONLY HAVE A SMALL WINDOW OF TIME TO GO BACK ON THE EFFEXOR. if you wait too long to try to back on to taper off, it might not work and you might only feel worse. i am telling you this as a person who went cold turkey off zoloft almost 10 months ago. i lost everything. i lost my job and nearly my life and had to move in with my parents i have been so ill. and the worst part of my withdrawawl did not start until weeks after i quit cold turkey and then when i tried to go back on the zoloft, my body got very sick and i had to go to the emergency room. as excited as you are to have effexor " leave your system " , please know that the real danger is the abrupt withdrawal of the drug, not the drug itself. it throws the body in total chaos. i honestly believe my purpose of suffering so much might be to warn others like you not to do what i did. when people go cold turkey, it can take years, not months, but years to fully recover. please reconsider. love, ct > > > > > > > > > My names Tonie and today is day 5 of effexor WD. > > > I > > > > > was taking 75mg > > > > > then cut back half. I was suppose to take the > > > half > > > > > dose every other > > > > > day starting the weekend but instead I just quit > > > > > cold turkey. I am > > > > > just so ready to get off of these things. They > > > > > worked great for me, > > > > > and then out of the blue I started having > > > problems > > > > > with them. Now I > > > > > am just sick of them and ready to be over them. > > > > > Today I had the > > > > > vertigo, stomach cramps, head throbs etc, I am > > > sure > > > > > you know the > > > > > rest. Called in sick again. Can those of you > > > who > > > > > quit effexor give > > > > > me an idea when I will feel somewhat normal > > > again? > > > > > I have been told > > > > > to start taking a dose and go every other day > > > like I > > > > > should have and > > > > > the WD wont be as bad, but after 5 days, I just > > > want > > > > > to wait it out > > > > > till this horrible chemical will get out of my > > > brain > > > > > for good. Thanks > > > > > for any info you can give me. > > > > > Tonie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey Tonie, I was taking effexor xr 75 mg 2x a day > > > for > > > > a little over a year and couldn't wait to get off > > > b/c > > > > the numbing effect it had on me as well as some > > > > physical side effects like tremor, tingling > > > sensations > > > > not to mention all the memory probs. I cut my dose > > > in > > > > half one week, then cut it back to one every other > > > > day. I had the usual symptoms. The brain zaps, > > > > shivers, anxiety, sweating, insomnia, all those > > > things > > > > but I started to feel okay in about a week or > > > > two....Then it hit me really bad. I had these > > > > horrifying crawling sensations all over my body, I > > > was > > > > so weak I could barely get out of bed, I had > > > muscle > > > > twitches all over the place and I'm talking like > > > 30 or > > > > so twitches a minute. Pain all over the place. It > > > was > > > > the most horrifying experience ever. DO NOT cut > > > down > > > > that fast especially off of effexor. It has the > > > > highest rate of withdrawal syndrome of any drug on > > > the > > > > market. I swear it's the most awful thing in the > > > > world, I was not right for more than a year and > > > still > > > > haven't fully recovered. I thought I was dying > > > from > > > > ALS. There wasn't a part of my entire body that > > > felt > > > > right. The symptoms I listed are just the tip of > > > the > > > > ice burg. There are too many to list. Don't take > > > my > > > > same route. You will regret it. You might feel ok > > > now > > > > and that you can handle it but give it a little > > > time > > > > and you'll see it will be absolute hell. I'm not > > > > trying to scold you or anything here. I'm just > > > saying > > > > I would never want any other human being to go > > > through > > > > what I did. Not even my worst of enemies. I can't > > > > count how many hours I must have cried during that > > > > first year. I think it's a good idea to cut back > > > on > > > > your effexor but be very patient. and > > > Kim > > > > and others could give you a better idea on how > > > slow > > > > you should go. I don't know b/c obviously I did it > > > > wrong and am regretting it now. But if my > > > suffering > > > > can help someone else not go through what I did > > > then > > > > at least something came out of it. If you wanna > > > talk > > > > you can email me anytime. > > > > > > > > > > > Nate > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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