Hey people,
so i stumbled across this site today, and was reading about coming off of effexor, and all the horrible things people have been through. I notice though that most of the threads are now closed, or very old, so thought i would start a new one.
here is a brief history of me.
I went on effexor xr 75 mg about 8 yrs ago after i had my oldest daughter. the dr thought it would be the best choice for me since i started having panic attacks, and general anxiety and i wouldnt even leave the house after i had my daughter (now 9) So i went on it.... the first couple weeks were horrible, dizziness nausea etc. but i thought this was just part of it. so finally after about 6 weeks it was in my system and was working! yay....
everything was going well, then i became pregnant with my second child. I thought that i shouldnt be on this med whilst pregnant so i decided to wean myself off of it. I actually weaned myself by the time i was 5 months pregnant with my second child, and it wasnt too bad doing it. i slept alot, and went very slowly. i was never on anything higher then 75 mg, so i just cut it down, then slowly went off the 37.5. anyways, long story short, after i had her i started with the extreme anxiety that i couldnt handle, so the dr put me on celexa.... well that was even worse! i could barely see on the stuff, so i said you know what, i cant handle this stuff, put me back on the effexor bc i know it works. worst choice i made, but at the time i guess it was what i needed? i still dont know to this day why i did it, but whatever, cant dwell on the past.
so now 6 years later, and 2 more children later ( i stayed on effexor at 37.5 mg with both of the pregnancys, which i feel HORRIBLE for doing) i am still on this stuff.
recently i had some stress at work and went on LOA. so of course my dr says, oh you need to up your dose if you want to go off work, so i was like yea whatever, ill take the 75. it did help, but i just hate being dependant on this stuff!
i miss a dose, and im dizzy and all tired and out of sorts! i hate it. i hate being on medication! i want to get off of it all, and just try and find who i am, and do this one my own.
even though the effexor works for me... why do i feel this way?!
anyways, hope i can start back up another thread about this drug. yeah it works, but i dont want to be on this forever, i wish i knew what i was like off it is, i have had a slew of health problems since i went on this, and im not happy about that at all. i wonder if it is linked. i wonder what i would be like not on this stuff.
anybody else feeling the same way!> ahhh, anyways, sorry for rambling!
