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Avatar m tn would not take lexapro and effexor together. for effexor withdrawal i take omega3 fish oil caps twice a day//benadryl as needed for dizzyness\\ b12 sublingualtwice a day\\st. johns wort twice a day// vitamin d3 twice a day ---ibuprofen(motrin) as needed for muscle pain. as far as i am concerned, i will never take a prescription rx. for anxiety and depression again. i also have ptsd. i am sticking to st. johns wort and omega 3 fish oil caps. both will treat depression.
Avatar m tn I have been taking effexor for almost 10 years on and off. The last spree was a straight 3 years. I have always had sweating as a side effect and usually, when I went off effexor, the sweating would stop. I decided to ween off because the excessive sweating had just gotten too extreme. I have now been off effexor for 5 weeks. To my despair, the extreme sweating has not ceased. I have gotten extensive blood work done and everything is normal.
Avatar n tn Effexor XR at 37.5 seems to help my anxiety, mild depression and sleeplessness. I have never taken an antidepressant before. At age 73 can I take Effexor XR 37.5 for the rest of my life so that I do not go through withdrawal having to stop?
1544088 tn?1293661019 I heard benadryl helps. I have tried drinking some childrens liquid benadryl, and its done nothing. Im so scared! could someone please tell me what kindof benadryl to use to get rid of the brain zaps!! please! im counting on it. I am praying the childrens stuff didnt work because its not the right kind.. does it have to be the tablet kind..?
Avatar f tn I was on Effexor ER for approx. 10 years, and with my doctor's help have been weaning myself off since November, 2008. I followed the dr.'s advice for slow reduction and finally stopped taking Effexor ER the end of August. I had a few withdrawal symptoms, but this week I can no longer sleep. I am extremely restless and just walk and pace until totally exhausted, when I'm able to sleep for about one hour and then start the process again.
Avatar f tn I am recently pregnant and withdrawing from effexor. my dr has me on 50mg of zoloft but these withdrawal symptoms are really starting to annoy me. I am missing work today because of them. my head feels like it's short-circuiting, i'm exhausted, and i can't focus (due to the buzzing in my head). i didn't quit cold-turkey, i tapered off this past week. Today is ten times worse than 3 days ago (1st day without effexor). how long does this last?
1128565 tn?1316721143 While it is true that a certain brand of Benadryl can help for withdrawal due to it's sedative effect and action on the H1 receptor, Benadryl also have anticholinergic effect. The withdrawal is mainly due to what is called a ''anticholinergic rebound'' what you need is to rebalance your cholinergic system by providing your body/brain with extra choline & inositol (supplementing with choline and inositol to restore the depleted levels of acetylcholine).
Avatar f tn But I still have the nausea and of course, now I am tired all the time because the Benadryl makes me tired. I went to the ER and they ran a gambit of tests and said everything looked ok. Could I just now be going through withdrawal from the Effexor? If so, how long will this last? It is really affecting my life/career. I don't want to leave the house I feel so ill. Please someone let me know what they think could be going on. Thank you.
7674466 tn?1393262962 I have been on Effexor for over 10 years and my doctor has weaned me off as I now am using exercise as my drug of choice. I finished the 37.5 mg 1 week ago and since find myself very dizzy and foggy headed feeling! This just isn't safe as I am a nurse passing medications and making critical decisions and to be at work like this really *****! Is there anything I can do to get me through these symptoms? Is there anything OTC that I can take?
Avatar n tn About a year later i was put on effexor XR, and remained taking it for about 18 months. The same lip swelling happened, but never got rock hard like before. i figured it was just extremely chapped lips. they would swell up often, at least a couple times a month and would remain swollen for a week at the most. I eventually was taken off effexor, and about a year after that i started taking wellbutrin.
Avatar f tn Then I went from 75 mg of the Effexor to nothing, and within two days I felt like I was going to die. I felt nauseous, drunk and hung over at the same time, shaky, dizzy, etc. Sometimes my heart feels like it's pounding so hard that it's going to explode. I've done everything everyone says to do--Benadryl, vitamin B complex, antacids, ginger tea, omega-3 fish oil pills, no alcohol--and it's gotten a lot, lot better.
Avatar n tn it is possible its side effects from going off the meds, I had the terrible side effects from coming off effexor and they told me to wait it out, 6 weeks Ispent in the house, lost my job and everything, finally i put yself back on it and the side effects went away......you might be very sensitive to the pills like me and have to wean off more slowly...how did you wean off?
Avatar n tn My doctor prescribed Welbutrin SR 150mg and after a few days I got the courage to make the change. I called the pharmacist and was told it would be fine to go right from the effexor xr 150mg to the wellbutrin sr 150mg(Sandoz-Bupropion SR150mg) This is the end of day 3 and I feel like I am going to die. I cry every few hours, my eyes can't focus and it feel as if someone is shaking miniature bean bags in my temples every 15 mins.
Avatar f tn I completely understand. I experienced a trauma in january of 2010 and all my old anxiety and phobias that had gone away for 4 years came back and were much worse than they ever had been. I started seeing a therapist. It was the best decision I made. I also take xanax as needed. I've taken benadryl to help with sleep and allergy symptoms which seems to have a calming effect on me.
1128565 tn?1316721143 m on week three. Very effective anticholinergics happen to be Benadryl and Dramamine. They have removed all the nausea and brain zaps!!! Good luck.
190673 tn?1259203266 I have been taking Effexor XR 450mg and Buproprion 450mg for a couple of years. I'm weaning off the Effexor, going onto Pristiq and continuing the Buproprion.
Avatar n tn I switched from effexor to wellbutrin. I had to be on both medications at the same time for a long time because of the effexor withdrawal... it was so hard to come off the effexor, I was at the lowest dose for a very long time, 25mg, because I couldn't get off of it the withdrawal symptoms were too bad for me.
Avatar f tn I take Effexor for depression and forgot to bring it with me on a 3 day getaway with my 2 young boys. My girlfriend who was also there offered me a Xanax for the 8 hr. drive home just in case I lose it (my mind that is). I only took half and it seemed to work great. The drive was a breeze. Today however, I took my usual dosage of Effexor and now I'm feeling extremely detached. Like I just don't care about anything that is happening - good or bad.
Avatar n tn My doctor has suggested that I come off effexor (which i have been on for over 2 years) and start taking Wellbutrin XL. I was to take both of them for 1 week and then stop the effexor and take Wellbutrin only. I have not been feeling very good very tense, anxious, lightheaded and chest pains. I spoke to a pharmasist who suggested stopping the effexor straight away and continuing with the Wellbutrin.
Avatar m tn I have been weaning of 37.5 mg of Effexor for a week and a half taking it every other day. When can I start taking 25-50mg of 5Htp. Will this be safe to do? The Effexor is driving me crazy (sweating, fatigue, nausea..etc)..
Avatar f tn Do you think the PN was always this bad and reducing the Effexor is allowing the pain and numbness to come through, or do you think the additional issues are side-effects of reducing the Effexor?
Avatar f tn hi,My DR,switched me from ativan to xanax on this past Thurs,I feel kinda more depressed and nausted,He also gave me Effexor 75 mg to take i took it on Friday and i dont know if it was the mixture of meds but my blood pressure dropped as well as my heart rate dropped,usually when i was on ativan heart ratewas in 90s it is in the 60s now,Im so afraid i havent taking another effexor,,,,i take the xanax because my anxiety is bad but i feel so emotionless has anyone taking the combination and how di
190673 tn?1259203266 I am quitting effexor (slowly but surely) and am down to 50 mg from 150. The only problem I have is depressed mood which my shrink says is a withdrawal symptom. I plan to be med free as long as I can and if I have to get back on meds ever again (been on them for 11 years continuously) it will be lexapro first because I used to take celexa and it was working better than others. My doctor said if I get too depressed to start lexapro right away. He gave me samples.
940358 tn?1245207998 I also was on Effexor and had a incident that my eye got a bump behind the lid and turned purple (The lid ) I also had dark circles under my eyes a few days before this. How much do they really know about the effects of this drug on the general population.Each individual is different. Thanks for any responses. This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/519427'>Blindness & Effexor</a>.
Avatar m tn Hm, I dunno. I am going to make an appointment with an endo, because I am coming off the effexor and feeling agitated. But I don't know if that is because I am stopping effexor or becoming hyperthyroid?
Avatar n tn wants me to take Effexor 37.5mg twice daily to help with the hot flashes and mood swings. My concern is that I was previously on Zoloft 50mg. and it gave me real bad headaches raised my blood pressure and sent me on a emergent run to the hsp. emergency room,,I am concerned about starting this medicience that it will cause the same problems or worse. My O.B. says they are different and that I should try the effexor. What does everyone else think?