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I decided over the weekend I was going to stop taking Effexor. I was so tired of the up and down effect I was experiencing. I would feel nasty side effects, then take the pills and feel better, and then crash again and feel awful. I was down to 12 mg of regular Effexor. Saturday I just said "enough!" and resolved just to tough it out and quit. I called today and checked with my Dr. and he said I can try it.

I suppose I feel 'okay.' I am not feeling as awful as I did when I tried to get off of it at 37.5 mg of Effexor XR. I am experiencing the brain zaps periodically as well as dizziness. I am also getting hot flashes and some gastrointestinal upset (mainly gas and some uncomfortable intestinal feelings.)

It's icky. Can't wait until it's over! I am hoping that it doesn't last 10 days, but I am prepared to battle it out if it does.

Anyway, enough rambling! My question for you is when you quit taking it, did your IBS flare up? Like I said, I feel a bit of an upset, but not sure if it's diet related or not. I ate really safe yesterday but who knows?

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