Effexor withdrawal mayo clinic
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Anyway, yes there is a way to get off Effexor without most if not all the withdrawal issues. The most effective way was to take to Effexor back up to a dose the did not give them the withdrawal side effects, that ADD 20mg of Prozac to the mix for 4 weeks. then and only then we would start slowly step down off of the Effexor 37.5mg a week until off. Then after one month more cut Prozac back to 10mg for two more weeks then go completely dry.
I read the info from the Mayo Clinic link. I have also read other info on the effects of Effexor on unborn babies and the risk of malformation associated with it. I just do not want to risk it. I am more suited to deal with the withdrawals. I wish you the best in what ever you feel is best for you. God bless.
I am studying for my degree in Psychology, but I am also tapering off of Effexor XR myself. I work at the Mayo Clinic in MN and so does my own Psychiatrist, whom I trust very much. :)
I've seen some of the other posts from people on this site and I have some of the same symptoms as you and they. -The "brain bounce" (I swear I can actually HEAR my eyes move!), the electricity zaps in my scalp, nausea and upset stomach, overtired, irritable, etc.
Truthfully, I've heard one of the best MS Clinics in the US is the Mellen Center at Cleveland Clinic. You might try checking out http://www.mscare.org
They list all the clinics available, etc. My neuro said the clinic at Cincinatti isn't that great but thinks Cleveland Clinic is really good. I've never heard of the Mayo Clinic being highly rated for MS, but more for heart desease.
I can honestly say that I would rather have anxiety attacks any day then have to go through the withdrawal symptoms associated with effexor. I have been on many medications and have never ever had to do deal with such withdrawal symptoms as effexor.. I think it is discusting how doctors just put you on these medications without telling you what the withdrawal is like.
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.
If the withdrawal is more than you can handle, go back to your psychiatrist, and ask him to put on the last dose that didn't give you withdrawal, and taper more slowly. Effexor is one of the most difficult to come off of, so do what you need to protect yourself. Most psychiatrists deny these withdrawals, so you have to advocate for yourself.
Do NOT overtake on Buspar. Causes severe Restless Leg Syndrome . Ask re: Abilify. Are you on the depressive side? Abify has NO sexual side effects. What is your diagnosis?
I decided that I should travel to the United States and hopefully get a diagnosis. I know that Mayo clinic and Cleveland clinic have a good dysautonomia clinics but I don't know which one should I choose so I would appreciate any suggestions !!! Also I know healthcare in the US is so expensive and since I don't have insurance I wonder how much such a visit to one of those hospitals will roughly cost ?I know it's hard to tell but I'm asking for a roughly cost.
Thanks.
If it is Effexor withdrawal, what could a neurologist do about it? And if the psychatrist is right, what else could it be?
Okay, first, why don't you have health insurance? It's the law that you do get it, and if you have little money, the subsidies make it almost free. But I fear that won't necessarily give you a great psychiatrist, and if you're seeing general practitioners, they really don't have much experience with medication.
You suffered withdrawal from missing your Effexor dose. This med should be tapered off of slowly, as should virtually all of these kind of meds. Even tapering slowly you may suffer some withdrawal. It's normal, though uncomfortable. I don't know if there's a generic for Effexor, maybe the doc will know.
With your history, that would obviously be best but know it is so expensive and hard. This link is from Mayo Clinic which I personally trust. They talk about tapering. You MUST taper. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/prescription-drug-abuse/in-depth/tapering-off-opioids-when-and-how/art-20386036 If you could get a doctor to give you a taper schedule, that would be best. Do you have ANYONE for support or to be with you?
Hey Opus,
No you don't HAVE to wean off anything to go onto something else. This is a way to ensure safety is the main object. I've made it clear this is my habit for the purpose of knowing which drug does what. If you mix then you have no idea at all what is causing what. The habit was introduced to me by my long term pdoc who likes to know what is going on, as I do. If you have 4 drugs in your system, as this poster does, how would he or she know what is what?
I spoke with my doctor and tapered off the dosage of effexor and started on Prozac to help with the withdrawal symptoms. I took my last 1/4 pill of 37.5 effexor 1 week ago. I have been so sick, unable to eat, drink, crying, phobic, scared, nauseated and unable to function. I am really worried about my job as I have been emotional there and unable to do my job properly. Yesturday I felt that I just couldn't get through it, drove to work but don't know how I did it.
Maybe I was too harsh about Mayo. To be fair to Mayo Clinic, I do think they do have some very good doctors there, maybe it's just hard to get a neuro diagnosis - as it seems to be most other places in this country - so what's new?
I did really think the Mayo radiologist who looked at my films was excellent - he found a couple of things the original outside radiologist did not notice such as brain mass loss.
Withdrawal from Effexor can be brutal. I don't remeber being shor of breath though. are you out of breath when lying down or during the day too?
do you mind sharing your withdrawal symptoms? The doc who prescibed it was running a clinic in florida and claimed to be able to cure chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia.....he diagnosed me with black mold toxicity and put me on a month of IV therapy....thats why I didn't make the link to my side effects and the lyrica. he claimed I was detoxing from the micotoxins the mold causes.
the jury is still out on whether that was really my problem, as all my symptoms are coming back.
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.
It may be that you need an anti-depressant. I wasn't aware that the withdrawal could go on for so long, but it could be. I went off Effexor very gradually over many months. I had none of the withdrawal symptoms, but then I could not stop crying for a month. It was clear that I needed the Effexor.
If you have had depression for awhile before you first went on the Effexor, you probably do need an anti-depressant.
I'm guessing you're suffering Effexor withdrawal, not Cymbalta withdrawal. It's not impossible to get a withdrawal from a short stay on a med, but unlikely. Sometimes a med just affects someone more profoundly than one would expect. But given you just came off Effexor, that being one of the hardest meds to stop taking and one that can have long withdrawals, I'm guess you didn't successfully stop it slowly enough to prevent withdrawals.
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