This is maisiemarie’s journal thread, which I am helping her to start. Please welcome her to IAWP. These are her questions --
Do you know anyone who has been able to get off of Effexor successfully? Is there damage from not having tapered slowly enough when trying to get off? I have tried to find different threads on the site but am not having success when I type it in the search field. If there is anyone you know that I could be in contact with, I would so greatly appreciate it. I was put on Effexor when I was 26. It worked well for the depression but then I got off of it abruptly and crashed. I then started Lexapro, was on that for two years got off of that and restarted Effexor. When I have tried to get off of it, I have nerve pains that move all around my body and cognitive confusion. I just pray to god that no damage has been done.