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From: Marco
Date: 27/06/03
Time: 13:29:24
Remote Name: 12.233.47.237
It's one thing to say that 5% of test subjects experienced some dizziness in the trials, it's another to leave a patient unable to quit the drug because they get so dizzy they can't drive to work. It would possibly be OK, if the doctors were well informed to recognize the withdrawal symptoms, but it sounds like in many cases posted here, the prescribing doctor has no clue about the real side effects nor what to do about them. Knocking the patient out with opiates until the side effect go away doesn't sound like good medicine.
For what it's worth, I have been off Effexor XR for a couple of days now, suffering only from whooshing noise when looking sideways. I reduced my dose slowly over 6 weeks or so. Towards the end I made small doses by spilling a capsule into a juice glass and eating some of the micro-pellets when I felt symptoms getting worse. Maybe that's an idea for those having trouble getting below the 38.5mg barrier - cut the pill/capsule down yourself and just do a little less every few days until you're off it.
I'm concerned about what's coming now that I'm not taking it at all - you guys are scaring me with stories of all the worst stuff kicking in a week after no dose. Hopefully it won't be too bad for me.