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Wednesday, November, 25, 2009
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No more Effexor

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Tuesday, January 08, 2008
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I came off of effexor a few years ago, the side effects were horrible. I was so sick I couldn't stand up, I felt as though I had vertigo. I tried just cutting back each week as my dr. suggested, bad experience for me. After admitting me to the hospital I finally was able to completely get off of ...
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    Rusty
    Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 06:25 AM
    It's great that you are doing well after such a horrible experience.  You did well to persevere. My partner takes Aropax and if he misses his daily dose he gets dizzy and feels nauseous.  I'm on Zoloft which has a longer half life and I don't get the effect unless I've missed a few days. I have been off it however by cutting the does back slowly and then every second day. That seemed to work. I just find I feel better when I'm on it. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Best wishes Rusty
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    Anonymous
    Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 12:03 AM

    yes, take me off of one useless drug with terrible withdrawel symptoms and put me on one with almost side effects that are just as bad.  that will fix things

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