Ventaflaxine effexor withdrawal

So after being on Ventaflaxine for 6 months, at 150mg it wasn't making me feel any better, so I decided to cold turkey.

Here was my withdrawal symptoms.

Day 3 calf muscles were so tight I couldn't stand up, my calf muscles felt too short and my legs pumped. To the point I struggled to walk to the garden and when I did get there I sobbed for the pain. (this lasted 6 days)

Day 5 Intercostal muscles around rib cage went into complete cramp, I could only take very small shallow breathes. (This lasted 4 days)

Crying every hour, because I was in so much pain.

Jaw ache, it's horrible and I still have it 2 weeks after coming off, it's like I've been punched both sides and my jaw feels out of line.

Sweating, Day 3-9 I was going through 4 t-shirts during the night literally soaked with sweat.

What helped Benedryl 100% works, stock up, hot baths, horlicks, ice cream and strong pain killers.

Im now over the worst, but the Jaw ache is vile, the crying episodes is awful and I get super breathless if anxious. Like it's putting me into a full panic attack.

These are getting less from all day every day to 4 a day now.

Would I cold turkey again. yep I would. I will tale 2 weeks of this to get off this awful drug.

Any questions feel free to ask. ***

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