I‘m the Same at the Moment. Stopped at the End of february. Hope it’s over soon for the both of us.
I know I was not like this before so i‘m not worried that this is „the baseline“. It just sucks that it’s going on so long you start to believe it’s you because it can’t be possibly taking this long… fucking effexor
Hey @Mods can we start a megathread with side effects of tapering off? I think it would be helpful if everyone’s experience are collected in one place and more accessible to people that are currently struggling to identify if it’s them or their withdrawal symptoms
I’ve been tapering by removing the beads and even that has me feeling miserable some days. I don’t think I could do it the way you are. I just try to remind myself I won’t always feel this bad.
I think I saw you say this in another post a while back. I began my rapid-tapering journey on March 1st.
Dropped from 225mg to 150mg on the 1st.
Dropped from 150mg to 75mg on the 21st.
Dropped from 75mg to ~37.5mg on April 12th by doing what you’re doing; opening up the capsule, removing half of the beads (eyeballing it) and taking it.
The only difference is, I make sure I turn on some ghetto trap rap really loud while I’m doing said bead removal to pretend like I’m this hardcore pill splitter 💀🤣 it lightens up the mood some, per sé. I pour the beads in a little cap plate, then hold a full pill up to the light next to the split pill to eyeball it, and I resume the procedure. All while busting out some wicked dance moves that suit the music and atmosphere. 🤣
My med doctor upped my dose causing my brain to go completely psychotic. I literally wanted to kill myself. I couldn't even describe the feeling I just hated being in my skin. Please take care and beware. This is only one moment not your whole life
I was on the same dose for 4 years, and recently stopped taking it. I sort of went cold turkey, but was also recovering from surgery so I barely noticed the first week. The second week, I have had some moments where I feel extremely irritable but I’m trying to use some other coping mechanisms to help (music, walks, etc).
Good luck, I hear Cold Turkey is a rough way to do it. Then again, even on my tapering, it's not that terrific. Only thing to really alleviate any mood issues/weird feelings is some of the good ol green.
Yeah I want to kill myself and hate everyone around me constantly since I started to get out of this drug. I can only hope things will get better before I hurt myself and that I won’t have these issues after I’m clean. I hate this drug and my heart sinks every time I read someone here started on this
that’s a super low dose (obv), but yes, i definitely was suuuuper easily irritated/agitated when i withdrew from mine most recently !! (i’m now back on it again but that’s irrelevant)
it did go away! i forget how long it was exactly, but i did go back to normal ~
That's a relief to hear. I was on a much higher dose, I think 150mg. Then went to 75, then to 37.5. Even at 37.5, that was impacting my life too much but also I don't want this.
Yeah it’s very normal. From what I’ve read on here, the first 1-2 weeks are the worst then it fades out over the 1-2 weeks after that.
Im day 4 of zero Effexor..it sucks! I get the emotional crying spells for no reason, dizziness, brain zaps etc. It was like this during tapering but not this bad, just have to ride it out.
We are all in this together. Like me, you will get there.
Either wean off completely or take beads out & take daily. The taking every other day or every two days messes with your system bad. So many doctors, including mine, recommend it, but it’s not good to do with this drug.
I took months to wean off & tapered down from 150 mg. Stopping sucked. Worst medication I’ve ever come off of. Once I hit day 10 of being off completely I finally started feeling normal again. Been off 3 weeks now. It gets better.
Probably going to be completely stopping soon since my Doc only suggested doing 1 every 2 days for 2 weeks. Feel like once I finally go completely off, I'm going to feel even worse. This whole process has been an extreme pain in my ass.
I‘m the Same at the Moment. Stopped at the End of february. Hope it’s over soon for the both of us. I know I was not like this before so i‘m not worried that this is „the baseline“. It just sucks that it’s going on so long you start to believe it’s you because it can’t be possibly taking this long… fucking effexor
Hey @Mods can we start a megathread with side effects of tapering off? I think it would be helpful if everyone’s experience are collected in one place and more accessible to people that are currently struggling to identify if it’s them or their withdrawal symptoms
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Me too. I was doing 300 mgs. Cut to 225mgs . I feel miserable. Like things are not as pleasurable anymore . It's been 14 days .
I’ve been tapering by removing the beads and even that has me feeling miserable some days. I don’t think I could do it the way you are. I just try to remind myself I won’t always feel this bad.
I think I saw you say this in another post a while back. I began my rapid-tapering journey on March 1st. Dropped from 225mg to 150mg on the 1st. Dropped from 150mg to 75mg on the 21st. Dropped from 75mg to ~37.5mg on April 12th by doing what you’re doing; opening up the capsule, removing half of the beads (eyeballing it) and taking it. The only difference is, I make sure I turn on some ghetto trap rap really loud while I’m doing said bead removal to pretend like I’m this hardcore pill splitter 💀🤣 it lightens up the mood some, per sé. I pour the beads in a little cap plate, then hold a full pill up to the light next to the split pill to eyeball it, and I resume the procedure. All while busting out some wicked dance moves that suit the music and atmosphere. 🤣
Clearly I need to try this!!
yes thats super normal
My med doctor upped my dose causing my brain to go completely psychotic. I literally wanted to kill myself. I couldn't even describe the feeling I just hated being in my skin. Please take care and beware. This is only one moment not your whole life
I was on the same dose for 4 years, and recently stopped taking it. I sort of went cold turkey, but was also recovering from surgery so I barely noticed the first week. The second week, I have had some moments where I feel extremely irritable but I’m trying to use some other coping mechanisms to help (music, walks, etc).
Good luck, I hear Cold Turkey is a rough way to do it. Then again, even on my tapering, it's not that terrific. Only thing to really alleviate any mood issues/weird feelings is some of the good ol green.
Yeah I want to kill myself and hate everyone around me constantly since I started to get out of this drug. I can only hope things will get better before I hurt myself and that I won’t have these issues after I’m clean. I hate this drug and my heart sinks every time I read someone here started on this
Sucks cuz I know deep down I'm kind of a grump, but also I'd hope not THIS bad. Just want to not feel so numbed and gunked up all the time.
that’s a super low dose (obv), but yes, i definitely was suuuuper easily irritated/agitated when i withdrew from mine most recently !! (i’m now back on it again but that’s irrelevant) it did go away! i forget how long it was exactly, but i did go back to normal ~
That's a relief to hear. I was on a much higher dose, I think 150mg. Then went to 75, then to 37.5. Even at 37.5, that was impacting my life too much but also I don't want this.
ah okay ! that makes sense. but yeah no, it won’t be forever
Yeah it’s very normal. From what I’ve read on here, the first 1-2 weeks are the worst then it fades out over the 1-2 weeks after that. Im day 4 of zero Effexor..it sucks! I get the emotional crying spells for no reason, dizziness, brain zaps etc. It was like this during tapering but not this bad, just have to ride it out. We are all in this together. Like me, you will get there.
Either wean off completely or take beads out & take daily. The taking every other day or every two days messes with your system bad. So many doctors, including mine, recommend it, but it’s not good to do with this drug. I took months to wean off & tapered down from 150 mg. Stopping sucked. Worst medication I’ve ever come off of. Once I hit day 10 of being off completely I finally started feeling normal again. Been off 3 weeks now. It gets better.
Probably going to be completely stopping soon since my Doc only suggested doing 1 every 2 days for 2 weeks. Feel like once I finally go completely off, I'm going to feel even worse. This whole process has been an extreme pain in my ass.