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Zappity - ZAP!

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gatehouse20195
gatehouse20195

Good old venlafaxine...NOT lol

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  • totallytiffy1
    totallytiffy1 gatehouse20195

    Posted

    Sorry not familiar with that type of wording here. And I've experienced everything and all side affects . But just getting the jist of effexor. I'm going back on. Doc said I will have to detox going off but years ago on it when I went off and on cymbalta I had nothing happen. But he said its the worst drug and not happy it happens to be the only one that hasn't landed me in ER that I can take very well. He mentioned brintellix, new here. I can't go through anymore . Put it on hold as I know nothing about it. Fetzima was horrible. Been a bad year and a shame people must go through all this. Good luck to you.😊
    • gatehouse20195
      gatehouse20195 totallytiffy1

      Posted

      Oh, thank-you! Do you know how lon I'll have to put up with this? I was nearly run over mid-zap whilst crossing the road today.
  • totallytiffy1
    totallytiffy1 gatehouse20195

    Posted

    Gatehouse, as my doc said yesterday, do not go by what you read or what a piece of paper says, he looked at me and said our bodies are not paper, detox takes time and you didn't mention unless I missed it how long you've been off, but you must taper off effexor not stop. Detox.
    • gatehouse20195
      gatehouse20195 totallytiffy1

      Posted

      I wish I could "taper", but my doctors refuse to discuss even a reduction with me, so this is what I am reduced to. I'm having to go behind my doctors' back :-(
  • totallytiffy1
    totallytiffy1 gatehouse20195

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    Hello. Are you tapering slowly, and or are you going on to something new? You can't go cold turkey. Ten days doesn't work. Our bodies are all different and this can take much longer. Be careful. Shouldn't drive. Work? Take time off. Keep in touch😊
    • totallytiffy1
      totallytiffy1 gatehouse20195

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      Omg. Ok you decided to get off the med then right? And take nothing else. Wow that's alot of dose to suddenly stop sudden. Don't doctors there taper /detox? Maybe not and things r different. But your body is not a machine. Don't u even have at Ivan as back up ?
    • gatehouse20195
      gatehouse20195 totallytiffy1

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      My doctors refuse to discuss any kind of reduction and/or change with me, so this is what I decided to do. What happened to me two years ago was very horrific and I think my doctors are just trying to cover their own arses to be honest, so I suppose I can't blame them but I don't want to be enslaved to any drug for the rest of my life. By the way, what is Ivan?
    • totallytiffy1
      totallytiffy1 gatehouse20195

      Posted

      Ativan I meant. Sorry to hear if your horrible experience. Why do you want off this may I please ask?
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