effexor is there anyway to ease withdrawel
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my gp has droped me from 150mg down to 37.5 mg in 4 days , i took 37.5mg this morning felt a little anxious but with in 12 hours i feel sick soaked in sweat very tearfull and my anxiety has gone mental ,tomorrow i am due to take 0 effexor , and start a new med , the way i feel is killing me without starting a new med and thats in 12 hours , has anyone found anything or anyway to help the withdrawels , cant live like this its awfull , my gp has said that my new med will replace effexor so wont take long to get in my system but the med states it normally takes 4 to 6 weeks ,
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elaine92718 terry03243
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terry03243 elaine92718
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michelle97159 terry03243
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anne240 terry03243
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Dropping from 150mg to 37.5mg is bound to make you ill. I was on 150mg for 9 years and dropped a little at a time, and as I said, took me months. As you are on 37.5mg now, let your system stabilise on that for a few weeks until you no longer get any withdrawals. If yoiu are going onto a new anti depressant, I suppose your doctor thought this was the best way to do it. I cannot argue with a doctor, as when I stopped I was not going onto another anti depressant.
Can't your doctor help you withdraw from the Effexor slower before you start the new medication? Let us hope your doctor is right and you will be Ok when you start the new med. You may find it will take a few weeks to kick in like it did with the Effexor, as you are virtually starting again. Let us hope you feel better soon.
If you read other posts on here there are some things people suggest you can take to alleviate the withdrawals. I personally did not take drugs just over the counter supplements. Perhaps you can find other posts that suggest other things.
Take care and let us know how you get on.
terry03243 anne240
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emma1605 terry03243
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anne240 terry03243
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Don't get anxious about what might not be. You may find that the Citoprolam works for you. I do hope so. You have been through enough.
Keep in touch and let us know how you get on. I will be thinking about you.
elaine92718 anne240
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elaine92718 terry03243
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Good luck x