Anyone Here Try Getting Off Effexor?

Thanks! It helped me also, nothing as bad as losing a loved one or being homeless, just your ordinary anxiety over work and providing for the family.

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my advice is to tread very lightly and do it under the supervision of your doctor.

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this...discontinuing any ssri should be done very gradually, and you may experience what may feel like bizarre "symptoms", both physically and with regard to your mood..."brain zaps" are very common, as well as sleep disruption...i'd suggest finding an online article which lists a variety of possible effects so you are prepared in advance...good luck!!

I took it for about a year or so 16-17 years ago. I was prescribed one extended release pill per day, but usually took 3-4. It was pretty expensive then (plus I was poor, may also still be expensive not sure), and I lost my insurance when I quit my job, so I couldn't afford to keep taking it. So when I ran out, I stopped completely. It was bad coming off of it. Constantly had headaches, couldn't sleep, couldn't stand being in lit rooms or outside. I was very lethargic, I remember getting hit in the head with this metal bar and just sitting there looking at it wondering what the frick just happened. Good luck getting off it, just make sure you work with your doctor.

Like everyone else said: you have to taper off this drug. Discontinuing it all at once will cause major problems (worsening depression, severe anxiety, suicidality, etc.). Consider doing it under advisement of whomever prescribed the drug.

Switch to oxycodone for 15 years and try kicking that shite.

I was on Effexor for Neuropathy for a few months. Absolutely taper off under a doctors supervision. I tapered my doses coming off and it was still hell. I would get dizzy and had trouble sleeping. The worst part is the brain zaps. It feels like someone is sending electrical shocks to your brain...it's miserable.

Be a man

Taper off but sub with something else milder like Lexapro. Then gradually wean yourself off the Lexapro.

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I'm not crazy so I do not have a similar experience to share. Good luck.

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Wow, you come off as a total insensitive a-hole with this post.


Having minor mental health issues that require medication doesn't mean you are "crazy". Consider yourself really blessed that you don't have this problem in your life.