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Seeker53 - coped with tapering. 2 months off fell in a heap. Back on!
Seeker53 posted a topic in Introductions and updates
Hi all! I'm proof that the tapering method is possible by keeping it slow, simple and stable. I took 9 months to get off 75mg Effexor. I'm not sure if this was too quick, but I managed to avoid most of the awful brain zaps and other effects of withdrawal, only having to go to previous levels once or twice. I went well and felt really good. And so proud of my seat finally getting off the drug after 9 years. Then, a little over 2 months drug free I was hit by the biggest anxiety attacks my doctor has ever heard of, lasting for days at a time instead of the usual 10 to 20 minutes! At first the doc treated the symptoms only - with heart medication (serious stuff) and Valium. When this wasn't doing much after a few weeks of me being unable to function and unable to eat it got to the point where the only other option was to be put back on 75mg Effexor. This made life more bearable but wasn't fixing the problem. So I got put on 150mg Effexor and off all other drugs. Worked like a charm! So my problem is worse now than before tapering off the 75mg dose! Did I taper too fast off the 75mg? Did that cause the severe aniexty attacks? Is it true that these ad drugs cause a gene to turn on, and mine didn't turn back off after the drug had left my system? What should I have done differently? I'd really like to reduce down to 75mg again but I am so frightened of the severe anxiety. Do supplements help or are companies cashing in on our weakness? Has anyone else had this happen to them? I feel so alone and trapped on a medication that seems to have done something permanent to my brain. Any suggestions would be very welcome. Thanks in advance ????
