Effexor is a HORRIBLE HORRIBLE drug!!!

I should have known to listen to all the people who warned me about it. Doc gave me samples and said to call in for a refill if it worked okay. I forgot to call in for a refill and have been without it for 2 days. I am having HORRIBLE withdrawal side effects!! I am dizzy, I can hardly see, I am having muscle twitching. My tongue keeps spasming in my mouth!!! I want to explode in TEARS right now. I feel awful. and it keeps getting worse as time goes on. I'm glad I found this out just in time to call and leave a message that I DON'T WANT THIS DRUG!!! I wish I didn't have to take anything at all.... Kathy

Zoloft is where its at!!! Seriously, I didn't like the Effexor, but had to try a few for the right fit. Zoloft definately helps me behave like a human being instead of a constantly PMS screaming crazy person Mary

Zoloft has horrid withdrawal symptoms as well.

From what I'm haering, they all do. We need someone to figure out how to rewire the brain to work properly at all times. I hate medicine.

good point though zoloft was hell on my libido.. I hated that stuff. I'm on cymbalta right now and it works great. I agree with you though it would be nice if someone could fix things so that we wouldn't have to deal with meds.

ack.. my MIL tried to commit suicide and it was attributed to effexor! I passed out at the beach one year and i was on effexor and no alcohol lol.. its a bad bad drug in my opinion! Zoloft works great but makes me sleepy.. lexapro worked good too. i just never take it i should start to ! hope you feel better!!!! jen

I had horrible withdrawals from Effexor... so I know what you're going through PROZAC is daBOMB!!! Haven't had a problem with it at all... Now.. My husband takes Effexor.. and I love the side effect it gives him If you know what I mean Gives him a LONG LASTING ABILITY

I got off of Prozac becasue of the sexual side effects. It was not good for me or my marraiage. That is why I was switched to this one. My doc just talked me into continuing the effexor. I 'm so confused.

Oh no Kathy! Please let your doc know about the tongue spasms ... I'm remembering reading something about this when Em was going through her withdrawals from this evil drug ... and now I can't remember details, but it seems as if this might be significant in some way. Have you felt any better at all since posting this? I know Em's withdrawal lasted for a few weeks ... but she was on a large dosage and had been for many months. Her doc prescribed a low dose of prozac to ease the withdrawal symptoms ... don't know if it helped at all though. It was a miserable thing to watch, and I can't even imagine what it's like to go through. Call me if I can help you in ANY way ... thinking about you ... Dawn

Well, I just got off the phone with my Doc and he REALLY REALLY thinks I should stay on this. It was working while I was on it. he told me never to just quit cold turkey like that. I had to ramp off of it. He talked me into staying on it because he felt I needed to. It really worked great for me when I was actually taking it regularly. I guess I will just keep watching out for any other weird side effects and be prepared for what will happen if and when I have to get off of it. I think I'm gonna start doing some research in to natural ways to get a hold of my depression and PMDD. I HATE being dependant on medicine. I've been on them for YEARS. I KNOW for sure, I don;t want any more prozac. I'm done with that.