Posted by rolie12 on July 25, 2004, at 13:35:23
I started Effexor 300 mg in the beginning of Feb this year. Wellbutrin 125 mg was added about 1 1/2 mos later. I started to get these electrical zaps in my hands after starting Wellbutrin. My pdoc said to stop taking Welbutrin. The zaps continued. I called my pdoc and even my regular doc for a second opinion. pdoc told me to go down to 175 mg for two days and stop. Regular MD said it sounds like I am allergic to Effexor. Last Thursday I quit taking Effexor. I went from 300 mg/day to 150 mg the next and stopped. WHOA! Terrible withdrawls: zapping still, vomiting, nausea, very tired at times, really strange dreams, just a general crummy, flu like symptoms. I think I am getting better very slowly each day. I am taking 30 mg of Buspar for anxiety, which I do suffer pretty bad from. The good part of that is the anxiety is pretty much staying away. Anyone else had terrible withdrawls or possible allergic reactions to Effexor?
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