very weak feeling (with response)

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I have noticed with this decrease that I have been feeling very weak,

almost like fainting. I had to go back home from work earlier

yesterday, slept two hours in the afternoon and then 12 hours at

night. Woke up still feeling weak. I have not experienced any

different unusual withdrawal symptoms with this decrease. Apart from

a normal for me headache and tiredness in first days...

I made my decrease of 5% of effexor on 9th of August and it was after

14 days from the previous one. I was all right for first few days (4

days), but yesterday started feeling very weak...I am now on 37.5 mg,

that is an easy dose as I don't need to make a water solution from

pills...

In the meantime I also had my menstruation (after 43 days), it was

nothing unusual during this time...

Can withdrawal symptoms change? I have not felt as weak in any time

since I have started decreasing.

Ikam

** Hi Ikam, yes, symptoms can change and often do as you get down lower on a

drug. See how you feel by the end of the weekend. If you are feeling no better

at all, go back up to the last dose you took, wait unil you feel okay (should be

quickly), then just do half of that 5% decrease. You can do 2.5% or 2%.

14 days is not a very long time for Effexor. I'd put more time in between

decreases. Is it usually 14 days for you? Are you going by how you feel?

Remember, you have to feel as well or better than you felt prior to the decrease

in order for the next decrease to be warranted.

I also meant to comment a while ago about your feet and how they felt better

while you were in Poland hiking in the mountains. Did you consider that people

wear really different types of shoes hiking compared to working? Also, the

ground is softer than asphalt and cement. I think it's the type of shoe,

though.

Regards,

[Guest guest]

,

interestingly, I wear almost the same type of shoes to work! I have

never had uncomfortable shoes, I choose them really carefully...

Yes, I thought 14 days was too quick. I was actually made to decrease

quicker, as I did not have medication left, had to manage

somehow...The weakness has been just strange, but I have weekend

ahead and I will take enough rest...I'll see how it goes...

My decreases vary, my previous one was 43 days...The 14 days ones

cost me usually more in symptoms...

I need to have it in mind that I may need to do even smaller

decreases...

Thank you

Ikam

>

> Hi,

> I have noticed with this decrease that I have been feeling very

weak,

> almost like fainting. I had to go back home from work earlier

> yesterday, slept two hours in the afternoon and then 12 hours at

> night. Woke up still feeling weak. I have not experienced any

> different unusual withdrawal symptoms with this decrease. Apart from

> a normal for me headache and tiredness in first days...

>

> I made my decrease of 5% of effexor on 9th of August and it was

after

> 14 days from the previous one. I was all right for first few days (4

> days), but yesterday started feeling very weak...I am now on 37.5

mg,

> that is an easy dose as I don't need to make a water solution from

> pills...

> In the meantime I also had my menstruation (after 43 days), it was

> nothing unusual during this time...

>

> Can withdrawal symptoms change? I have not felt as weak in any time

> since I have started decreasing.

> Ikam

>

>

> ** Hi Ikam, yes, symptoms can change and often do as you get

down lower on a drug. See how you feel by the end of the weekend. If

you are feeling no better at all, go back up to the last dose you

took, wait unil you feel okay (should be quickly), then just do half

of that 5% decrease. You can do 2.5% or 2%.

>

> 14 days is not a very long time for Effexor. I'd put more time

in between decreases. Is it usually 14 days for you? Are you going

by how you feel? Remember, you have to feel as well or better than

you felt prior to the decrease in order for the next decrease to be

warranted.

>

>

> I also meant to comment a while ago about your feet and how they

felt better while you were in Poland hiking in the mountains. Did

you consider that people wear really different types of shoes hiking

compared to working? Also, the ground is softer than asphalt and

cement. I think it's the type of shoe, though.

>

> Regards,

>

>