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is it harder to stop smoking weed when taking effexor?

I recently saw my psychiatrist, and he prescribed Effexor (37.5mg a week until I get to 150mg) to treat these conditions. I have been smoking marijuana regularly (daily) for about 5 years now, and it helps me with my lower back pain that I get from an injury that left me with 4 herniated discs, on top of helping with my depression. Obviously it is not helping enough with the depression to be enough, which is why I went to see my psychiatrist.

If you've never smoked weed before, one/two hits is all you need to make the symptoms go away for about 3-4 hours. Marijuana is truly a wonder drug. It makes me wonder why weed is still illegal in most states and Effexor is legal. ABSOLUTELY NO CAFFEINE OR ALCOHOL DURING THIS WITHDRAWAL PHASES. Drinks plenty of water through out this process and eat plenty of foods containing acetylcholine.

I have been on Effexor XR for the past 2 years. I was taking 300 mg a day with Lamictal 200mg/day and Seroquel 100mg to sleep. The Effexor wasn't working so my psychiatrist wanted to drop the Effexor and replace it with Lexapro 10mg/day. He told me to "just" drop my Effexor dose by one 75 mg pill a day and I would be "off" of the Effexor in 4 days. Yeah, right!!! Having once before attempted to "stop" Effexor, I knew it wasn't going to be that easy.

Today, I decided to do a search on the side effects when coming off Effexor XR...so here I am. I started taking Effexor XR in the fall of 2001. The doctor that put me on it was a joke - he tried other stuff, finally putting me on Effexor and when it showed signs of working, he just kept increasing my dosage. Not knowing enough to advocate for myself (and half admitting that I was feeling better), I ended up on 300ml/daily. That was almost 3 1/2 years ago.

like remar and amish said, weed can cause some serious paranoia/anxiety.... even in people who don't have anxiety or depression. Do you know what was the cause/trigger of your anxiety attacks? I guess it all depends on the type of anxiety or depression you have. I know some who use because it's calming and relaxing for them and it helps w/ their situation. Others have gone into complete freak out mode from the effects of it, making their anxiety much worse.

but today I had to work, and come home to handle things. I didnt take my morning Effexor today because of that stupid Pharmacy...He'll be picking me up Wednesday morning for some business stuff - and then I'll be spending Thanksgiving with him and his friend and kids...my sisters are going to Vegas, from thur - sun, but he insisted I join him and his. I did not decline. So now I'm stuck with him until Sunday. We are sort of moving fast. Really fast, we are talking about moving in ..

It is preferred to gradually taper Effexor over a few weeks in order to prevent any withdrawal symptoms. Abrupt discontinuation of Effexor can lead to withdrawal symptoms such as nausea, insomnia, lightheadedness etc. These symptoms may last for a period of few days to a week. I would recommend that you contact your psychiatrist if symptoms worsen. Sincerely HFHS -M.D.

I saw the MD Monday and he feels that now that I may have a chemical imbalance. He prescribed me Effexor XR and I have been on it for 3 days. I feel like I am coked out of my mind. I have no appetite, super energized - I can't even drink coffee and I am known for my Starbucks quad shot latte in the morning. On top of that, I have a wonderful love/sex life and I can barely come when having sex! I feel as spacey as ever - WTF is wrong with me?

this is my story how my life goes on with effexor then believe in Jesus. I smoke week for nearly 2 years mainly to relax myself and study for my electrical degree. I was so happy with the drug effect i had taken, one day i was brought to a quiet place and smoke weed with my friend, i felt forceful when i was asked to gamble under high condition. I start changing my character getting depress.

Effexor Xr is like a low low grade tab of MDMA...there are so many similarities. 1.)you get that lovey dovey feeling and for myself personally really fall for sensations of fabrics. like for myself..i have this silk, polyester kimono that is ohhh so soft, and i woke up in the middle of the night wanting to go grab it just to cuddle with it. but i didnt, cuz i would have to go searching for it blindly in the dark.

UGH! 52/f finally agreed to a BP2 diagnosis through much self work to weed out other potential causes for moods. I was on Effexor for 3 years prior to this diagnosis and weaned slowley down.....NIGHTMARE! Since the diagnosis, even though hard to make one, was put on Lamictal.

The last couple of months I've been feeling terrible and am wondering if the all the pot use might have something to do with it - maybe some specific interactions w/ my meds. I need help I'm loosing my mind - been try'n effexor for 3 weeks now and need to stop right away because I'm having lots of bad reactions to it and I thought I'd give up pot in the middle of the effexor withdrawls and switch back to my old combo.

http://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/celexa-with-inderal-679-335-1956-1266.html As both Metoprolol Tartrate and Citaprolam are metabolized in the liver, the Citaprolam can increase the effects of the Metoprolol Tartrate causing "bradycardia, hypotension, and complete heart block following the addition of a SSRI, subsequently requiring discontinuation of one or both agents and/or institution of a permanent pacemaker.

i was on the brink of crying a few times today...but didnt. effexor can do that for a while. stop the boo hooing. i'm taking it in the morning.. tomaro 75mg...i'll admit, it's intense, and the ativan does NOTHING to take the edge off. NOTHING. So i smoke weed...but i'm all out and waiting for some right now....

5 mgs) I was also on celexa and effexor both for about a month a while ago. I just turned 16 recently and started to feel weird (which i think is caused by drugs) like i cant think and i felt stupid. It went away after about two weeks and comes back very subtely every now and then for about 2 weeks now. I decided to keep smoking weed and stop with the other drugs. recently i did a tiny line of speed.

My doctor put me on 150mg of Effexor. That didn't help, if anything it got worse. For weeks I had this tightness in my chest. I was really stressed, couldn't deal with anything. One night the pain got really bad and wouldn't go away. I threw up a couple times and nothing made the pain go away. I had to go to the hospital to get an anti-nausea/pain shot in my *** lol So I went to my doctor and he reduced the effexor to 37.

I 'missed' taking 150 mg of Effexor XL for a week without knowing it. I felt like death ~ just couldn't understand why I felt so rough ~ wasn't until I discovered that I'd missed taking it that I could understand why I felt so bad. Resumed taking it & been OK since ~ wouldn't recommend that anyone go cold turkey with this drug. Has anyone had a similar experience of missing the drug unintentionally? I'd rather have the unwanted side effects of drugs than be out of my mind with anx/dep.

The next day (friday) i smoked a good amount of weed throughout the day and on sunday snorted about a pill of ecstasy. The whole week i felt weird like my perception was changed and something was off, i felt stupid even though i seem to be able to function perfectly fine.

I kept coming to the brink of tears all day but never any boohoooing...effexor will get rid of the crying like that sometimes....I'm taking it in the morning now and tomorrow i will be going to 75mg....it is a bit intense. it's like being on low grade speed & the ativan is doing NOTHING to take the edge off....NOTHING...yeahh...so I smoke weed, but i dont have any right now, its on its way....

ive tried many anti-depressants and 150mg effexor has helped the most, but does very little. so througout the day ill take painkillers, muscle relaxers, xanax, smoke some weed, or any combination i can find to get me high enough to smile and laugh for a few hours, instead of hating everything and wanting to off myself. I have tried counseling and i get pissed at them and leave because i just feel like im being critisized and told what to do.

hey im an alcoholic in recovery my primary dr put me on xanax and effexor for about a year...got hooked on the xanax...so he reffered me to a p doc i am now on zoloft 150/naltraxone 50mg/Trileptal 900 mg/stelazine 6mg/cogentin 0.5 /inderol 60mg and now just started strattera...am i being over medicated?the dr told me that im on low doses is that true?....i was wondering if strattera will work for me in the future...

He was hospitalized twice, once for a month and the second time for two months following the attempt on his life. Upon his discharge from the hospital in September, he stopped taking his medication - (effexor) due to many negative side effects. Unfortunately he is not open to trying other medications. He also does maintain contact with the psychiatrist who attended to him at the hospital.

this is my story how my life goes on with effexor then believe in Jesus. I smoke weed and for nearly 2 years and cigarette for 8 years mainly to relax myself and study for my electrical degree and i stop around 7 months ago for smoking. I was so happy with the drug effect i had taken, one day i was brought to a quiet place and smoke weed with my friend, i felt forceful when i was asked to gamble under high condition. I start changing my character getting depress.

It can most definitely cause it if your body is sick of losing control. If you must smoke weed once in a while, I would decrease the amount of weed you smoke to around 2 or 3 hits.

I would even dare say that since I was 14 I have been stoned ALL MY LIFE, I am now a married 26 year old mum on effexor XR, and still smokin'. Trouble is ... I want to stop for my mental/physical health and to set a good example for my toddler (I hate my habit!!!) but I always fail any serious attempt to quit and end up running back to my bong!!! HELP ME, GUYS!!! I have had a rough upbringing and my mother STILL SMOKES marijuanna.

So I have decided to go off of the Nexium to see if this helps the weight gain and the big belly as well. I also take Effexor 75 and have decided to stop taking that as well. From what I have read this can make you gain weight as well. I have been off both of them for 6 days now and I am feeling awful. I am not sure which symptoms I am having are from which drug.

For some reason, I can't seem to tolerate AD meds. I've tried Paxil, Effexor, Wellbutrin, Celexa and others, but always seem to suffer with some pretty bad side effects on all of them. With the Paxil, I had insomnia, really bad night sweats and GI problems. With the Effexor, I had really bad insomnia, heart palpitations and anxiety. With the Wellbutrin, I actually got more depressed and even had a "road rage" incident while on it.

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