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Originally Posted by cat3883 I guess I didnt make myself clear in my initial post. I was gradually taken off by my physician. This took over 6 weeks. Believe me, I know not to go cold turkey. I cannot imagine what that would have felt like. |
That still makes sense because tapering is not a guarentee of symptom-free withdrawal and the brain still has to recover anyway after intial withdrawal.
Also, it can be confusing when stopping one med and starting another because then it's hard to determine what is a symptom of recovery(withdrawal like symptom) or what is a side/adverse effect of the new drug. Many withdrawal, side effect and adverse effect symptoms are simular.
The migranes could very well be an adverse effect of the Wellbutrin, the after effects of quitting Effexor, or both!
Since they have no idea how much of those brain chemicals(serotonin, norepinephrine, etc) we really need or have no way of measuring them, basically anything goes.
Did you wean off the Effexor?? 
Very important not to quit cold turkey. When I was taken off Lexapro - 30 mg. it took about 2 solid months to readjust. Had migraines, dizziness, hot & cold, & continue shocking sensations in my head (call them brain shock). 
It's completely normal even when weaning off. Give it time. My doc wanted to make sure that the new med he gave me was really working & didn't want to confuse any symptoms of "withdrawal" from the old med. You might need to go back on Effexor at a lower dose then titrate off slowly. Ask your doc - is he a physchiatrist?? If not, most the other MD's don't know squat about that kind stuff. 
