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Effexor xr four weeks clean but...

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pepper67763
pepper67763

i was on effexor xr for 6 months i tappered doen from 75 mg to 37.5 and then slowly removed the little beads untill i was down to 1/4 of the beads. i felt i was ready to stop and that was four weeks ago. i went through the initial withdrawls the brain zaps, the confusion, aches and the onset of the merve pains.. and of coarse the anxiety. i knew that was all coming but what i am now concerned with is the muscle twitches and spasms. its all on the right side... it started with an eye twitch, then a cheek twitch, now its the right fingers here and there and the right muscles. this is all very new and im at a loss as to what it might be the cause. my head meds doc swears this has nothing to do with the effexor withdrawls. had anyone else experienced this?

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  • jacqueline66035
    jacqueline66035 pepper67763

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    Hi Pepper. I've gone through the effexor withdrawals and did get some twitches in face, neck and upper arms. I took magnesium tablets which helped - maybe this could help you too? I bought mine online. If you are bothered alot I would give your GP a ring for advice. Good luck and well done weaning down off effexor. It's not easy to do! X😊

    • jacqueline66035
      jacqueline66035 pepper67763

      Posted

      Every day for a few weeks and then they started to reduce and only have them very occasionally now and they aren't troublesome.

    • pepper67763
      pepper67763 jacqueline66035

      Posted

      thank you it helps knowing im not alone it hadnt been an issue till about week three of being clean

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