OMG!!! i read about symptoms of withdrawal from efexor and realised this is what my problem was
amazing. i was on the lowest dose (1 x 75mg 1x daily) and for not very long. just under 4 weeks. i've been on effexor before for about 6mo without these problems
in the end the symptoms were so hideous i have decided to go back to celexa. i don't understand why it is affecting me so differently to the last time i took effexor. and i was sleeping so much i was forgetting to take them so i ended up taking them every 2nd day and then stopped altogether because i was in a complete daze. it was better for my generalised anxiety and food cravings but i can't stand the sleeping all day and no way am i going thru these withdrawal symptoms again. they are the pits!
hopefully the cipramil/celexa will get back into my system soon. only trouble is cipramil gave me nightmares. is there no way to win with antidepressants??? my doc said to go with whichever pill i feel most functional on and have least side effects.
what's worse??? nightmares and weight gain?
or sleeping all day and feeling dizzy?
i'm feeling really low but i guess the pills will kick in and i will start feeling better soon!
the one good thing is that it does make me more determined to eat better and exercise more as a way of minimising my depression/anxiety and maybe reducing the dose.