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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: s240779]
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Effexor is an atypical antidepressant, innit?

Also, the physical effects of SSRIs happen the first time you take them. They haven't been able to figure out why it takes a couple of weeks for the patients' moods to elate.


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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: Synesthetic]
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Ahh, the good ol' SSRI side effects. I miss those fuckers :lol:

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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: Patlal]
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I stopped taking Effexor cold turkey after a month of taking it and had brain zaps for like 3 weeks.

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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: BeverageFace]
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BeverageFace said:
Poid said:
Patlal said:
I read at several places that once you try to quit effexor, your gonna go through hell from the withdrawal.

Has anyone here been through that withdrawal? Is it really that bad?

I took Effexor XR (still have a prescription for it), and I never felt any of those terrible withdrawal symptoms that people describe online after discontinuing use.

Effexor is a mild stimulant, I just use it whenever I want a little boost; if I use it for too many days in a row, though, its effect dissipates, so I usually don't take it daily.



Effexor  is an ssri. it doesnt take effect for a few days to weeks. What you are describing is the placebo effect.

It is an SNRI, not an SSRI.


It was not a placebo effect, it was definitely a chemical high that lasted a long time (it was the extended-release version, after all) and left me with after-effects that were felt throughout various areas in my body; also, it caused my pupils to become extremely dilated, and they maintained this state for quite a while. I was on this medication for a few weeks straight, and noticed its effects taper off over time since the first day I tried it.

I've tried SSRI's that took days to weeks to kick in, and this was totally different.


BeverageFace said:
Also effexor and all srri's affect sex drive negatively, makes the feelings of sex numb. it makes all emotions turned down, and you feel numb.

It just made me unable to orgasm, my ability to get/maintain an erection was not compromised; just because you felt your emotions turned down doesn't mean that everyone who tries this will have the same experience.


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Well I try my best to be just like I am, but everybody wants you to be just like them. --  Bob Dylan
fireworks_god said:
It's one thing to simply enjoy a style of life that one enjoys, but it's another thing altogether to refer to another person's choice as "wrong" or to rationalize their behavior as being pathological or resulting from some sort of inadequacy or failing so as to create a sense of superiority or separation as yet another projection of a personal fear or control issue.

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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: Synesthetic]
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Synesthetic said:
Effexor is an atypical antidepressant, innit?

I am not aware of any medication that is considered an "atypical antidepressant" (I've never even heard that term before)--I know there are atypical antipsychotics, but I've never heard of atypical antidepressants.


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Well I try my best to be just like I am, but everybody wants you to be just like them. --  Bob Dylan
fireworks_god said:
It's one thing to simply enjoy a style of life that one enjoys, but it's another thing altogether to refer to another person's choice as "wrong" or to rationalize their behavior as being pathological or resulting from some sort of inadequacy or failing so as to create a sense of superiority or separation as yet another projection of a personal fear or control issue.

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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: Patlal]
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Effexor isn't an SSRI.

Quote:
Venlafaxine (Effexor) is a new antidepressant with a novel chemical structure. Venlafaxine has a structure that does not resemble those of any currently used antidepressants.


http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/venlafaxine.html


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Northerner said:
I agree psilocybin is smokable though.

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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: s240779]
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Venlafaxine - Wikipedia
Quote:
Venlafaxine (brand name: Effexor or Efexor) is an antidepressant of the serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) class.



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Well I try my best to be just like I am, but everybody wants you to be just like them. --  Bob Dylan
fireworks_god said:
It's one thing to simply enjoy a style of life that one enjoys, but it's another thing altogether to refer to another person's choice as "wrong" or to rationalize their behavior as being pathological or resulting from some sort of inadequacy or failing so as to create a sense of superiority or separation as yet another projection of a personal fear or control issue.

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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: Poid]
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Everybody in this thread would fully qualify to become a pharmacist lol...

Stoners would make the best pharmacist!


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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: s240779]
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superhigh said:
BeverageFace said:
Poid said:
Patlal said:
I read at several places that once you try to quit effexor, your gonna go through hell from the withdrawal.

Has anyone here been through that withdrawal? Is it really that bad?

I took Effexor XR (still have a prescription for it), and I never felt any of those terrible withdrawal symptoms that people describe online after discontinuing use.

Effexor is a mild stimulant, I just use it whenever I want a little boost; if I use it for too many days in a row, though, its effect dissipates, so I usually don't take it daily.



Effexor  is an ssri.


No it isn't.



Sorry, snri, it has the same actions and risks as an ssri, but also effects norephrine.

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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: BeverageFace]
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poid, ssri's, and snri's are cumulative. their effects increase with time, not the other way around. if youve ever been prescribed them, youd know that your doc says you wont feel anything for weeks.

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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: BeverageFace]
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BeverageFace said:
if youve ever been prescribed them, youd know that your doc says you wont feel anything for weeks.

Effexor is a mild stimulant; stimulants do not take weeks to kick in.

Quote:
Venlafaxine hydrochloride is in the phenethylamine class of modern chemicals, which includes amphetamine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), and methamphetamine. This chemical structure likely lends to its activating properties; however, some patients find venlafaxine highly sedating, despite its more common stimulatory effects.


My psychiatrist was a little surprised that it effected me so soon, but she never suggested that I was merely experiencing psychosomatic effects; I'm really skinny, and I usually feel the onset of drugs practically instantly. :shrug:


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Well I try my best to be just like I am, but everybody wants you to be just like them. --  Bob Dylan
fireworks_god said:
It's one thing to simply enjoy a style of life that one enjoys, but it's another thing altogether to refer to another person's choice as "wrong" or to rationalize their behavior as being pathological or resulting from some sort of inadequacy or failing so as to create a sense of superiority or separation as yet another projection of a personal fear or control issue.

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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: Poid]
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Poid said:
Yeah, everyone reacts differently--I felt a bit of fatigue after the effects wore off, but it was never nearly as extreme as what you've experienced. It isn't described on Wikipedia as a mild stimulant, but my psychiatrist says it is. :shrug:

EDIT: oops, nevermind...

Quote:
Venlafaxine hydrochloride is in the phenethylamine class of modern chemicals, which includes amphetamine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), and methamphetamine. This chemical structure likely lends to its activating properties; however, some patients find venlafaxine highly sedating, despite its more common stimulatory effects.




I took up to four 75 mg capsules, BTW.


Damn, when I went from 37.5 to 75mg I wanted to end my life. Stupid fucking doctor told me I wouldn't feel a difference.

I felt so awful I stayed in bed wishing to either go to sleep or die.

I flushed the rest of the effexor. And it sucked because the day it got me all fucked up a girl really really wanted my dick. But I just couldn't even get out of bed, let alone have hot kinky sex.


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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: WakeboardrB]
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I've been on 75mg, which is the lowest effective dose for over a year now. I did at one stage try to wean myself off them, very slowly and methodically. Never again - I fell into a worse pit of despair than the one that drove me to anti-depressants in the first place. At first it was very physical, like a very bad flu, which lasted for about 2 weeks. Then the psychological withdrawal started, which was fuckin awful. When I couldn't get my prescription cos of all the earthquake drama I was in a real panic about running out. Thankfully I managed to get a new script in time.


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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: WakeboardrB]
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WakeboardrB said:
Poid said:
Yeah, everyone reacts differently--I felt a bit of fatigue after the effects wore off, but it was never nearly as extreme as what you've experienced. It isn't described on Wikipedia as a mild stimulant, but my psychiatrist says it is. :shrug:

EDIT: oops, nevermind...

Quote:
Venlafaxine hydrochloride is in the phenethylamine class of modern chemicals, which includes amphetamine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), and methamphetamine. This chemical structure likely lends to its activating properties; however, some patients find venlafaxine highly sedating, despite its more common stimulatory effects.




I took up to four 75 mg capsules, BTW.


Damn, when I went from 37.5 to 75mg I wanted to end my life. Stupid fucking doctor told me I wouldn't feel a difference.

I felt so awful I stayed in bed wishing to either go to sleep or die.

Hmm, how much do you weigh/how tall are you?


WakeboardrB said:
I flushed the rest of the effexor. And it sucked because the day it got me all fucked up a girl really really wanted my dick. But I just couldn't even get out of bed, let alone have hot kinky sex.

Damn dude, that shit really fucked your ass up good. :lol:


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Well I try my best to be just like I am, but everybody wants you to be just like them. --  Bob Dylan
fireworks_god said:
It's one thing to simply enjoy a style of life that one enjoys, but it's another thing altogether to refer to another person's choice as "wrong" or to rationalize their behavior as being pathological or resulting from some sort of inadequacy or failing so as to create a sense of superiority or separation as yet another projection of a personal fear or control issue.

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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: Poid]
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At the time I weighed probably 160lbs and was 5'10". I'm just really sensitive to most any drug, very sensitive to SSRI's/SNRI's.

To give you an idea I could take a single hit of acid while my friends took 2 or 3 and I'd be tripping harder than them. I could take a few hits off a joint or bowl pack while everyone else was smoking gram after gram and I'd be way higher than them.

A blessing and a curse. Saved money, but it was extremely easy to get WAY too high.


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Same thing happened to me when I played Neil Armstrong in Moonshot. They found me in an alley in Burbank trying to re-enter the earth's atmosphere in an old refrigerator box.

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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: WakeboardrB]
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I had a friend about a decade ago who was on Effexor, his folks thought he was depressed. It made him feel like shit and suicidal, but said that coming off only left a 'robotic' sensation for about a week.

He ended up killing himself with gasoline and a lighter about a year later anyway.:shrug: I miss that one.



~Monk

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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: WakeboardrB]
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WakeboardrB said:
At the time I weighed probably 160lbs and was 5'10". I'm just really sensitive to most any drug, very sensitive to SSRI's/SNRI's.

To give you an idea I could take a single hit of acid while my friends took 2 or 3 and I'd be tripping harder than them. I could take a few hits off a joint or bowl pack while everyone else was smoking gram after gram and I'd be way higher than them.

A blessing and a curse. Saved money, but it was extremely easy to get WAY too high.

Hmm, you're taller/heavier than me--I'm like 5'8" and 135 lbs.

I am very sensitive to drugs, too, but Effexor just never gave me any serious problems. :shrug:


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Well I try my best to be just like I am, but everybody wants you to be just like them. --  Bob Dylan
fireworks_god said:
It's one thing to simply enjoy a style of life that one enjoys, but it's another thing altogether to refer to another person's choice as "wrong" or to rationalize their behavior as being pathological or resulting from some sort of inadequacy or failing so as to create a sense of superiority or separation as yet another projection of a personal fear or control issue.

Edited by Poid (03/18/11 06:44 PM)

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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: Patlal]
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Patlal said:
I read at several places that once you try to quit effexor, your gonna go through hell from the withdrawal.

Has anyone here been through that withdrawal? Is it really that bad?


Yeah it was pretty brutal for me, and I have had bad reactions
like that before, but not as bad as when I quit taking Effexor...

Simply put.
That's all i need to say.

:hangover:


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Men look at themselves and they see flawed humans, we look at women and we see perfect
GODDESSES
Women look at themselves and they seem utterly human, when looking at men they see proud
GODS.

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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: Poid]
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I have taken Effexor XR 37.5 for about 10 years. Also, been off it 4 times for about 4-6 months each occurance.
The last time I just quit cold and about 5 weeks later I had a seizure.
Let me tell you the next day I was back on that shit.

However, it has never given me any negative symptoms, just a very good drug at controlling anxiety - which by the way, is what it was originally developed and approved for. Later on, while prescribing Effexor to depressed patients, came the knowledge that it could help some people with depression.

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Re: Effexor - Have you ever stopped taking it? [Re: 57-71]
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I come from a family with lots of depression.  One thing I have seen is many different family members become addicted to antidepressants.  My brother just got off of effexor permanently.  His trick for withdrawaling is to take as much time as physically possible by taking the drug slower and slower.

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