Anyone had to quit Effexor and/or Wellbutrin cold turkey?
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I know the feeling. The best, cheapest and easiest remedy is exercise - at least 1 hour per day, every day. This will help with your withdrawal symptoms and your depression. Eat lots of turkey, fish, bananas, flax seeds and soy protein. Avoid fatty, fried foods and junk food. Try Kava, Valerian, or Chamomile to stay calm. Take a B-complex vitamin supplement each day. Use mediation, prayer or other relaxation techniques. Get back on the meds as soon as you're able and pressure your government to offer universal health care so you won't have to worry about losing coverage again!
I was on celexa for about 3 years and quit cold turkey too. I had a lot of withdrawl, and anxiety for the first little bit, but then it subsided. It is suggested to never quit these medications cold turkey ( I didn't know this), but try to wean off of them. Hang in there, it will get better. We become addicted to these medications, and it takes time to get over it.
Power Barley Formula may help. or just young Barley Grass pills you can find at the grocery store
i am going thru the exact same thing right now with the effexor XR it was awful. it was like going thru a street drug withdrawal i was sick to my stomach, i was hot then cold, irritable, one minute i was laughing hysterically and the next crying over something so simple it was like it was a tragady. i was broke so i could not take it for 2 weeks. the symptoms hit you hard and get worse. also i had massive headaches when i woke up. i am back on it and NEVER do i want to go off of it again. is there a clinic you could go to in the mean time? can you ask your dr. for some klonipin or adivan till the 1st of august. if it gets unbearable go to the ER and tell them you are sick and hopefully they can hook you up with enough effexor till the 1st. good luck i feel for you
See depression treatments, at http://www.ezy-build.net. (.net.nz/~shaneris) on page 2: read that page, then go to "the road back" and antidepressant websites. Several types of generic antidepressants, like fluoxetine, are available for $4 from WalMart: see your doctor. View http://i.walmart.com/i/if/hmp/fusion/gen... (genericdrugslist.pdf) [I had to use the WebFerret search engine to access this: Netscape & IE didn't work].
I quit EFFEXOR cold turkey because my doctor hadn't told me how to taper off of it. It was bad - for the first time ever I suffered with vertigo and I was desperately depressed. Once I talked to my doctor and she gave me samples with instructions to taper off in about 3 weeks I felt much better. I started taking wellbutrin during this same time. Sorry you feel bad and I don't know how long it takes to get through this.
Unfortunately, if you try to quit cold turkey you have to be prepared to go through hell. I know, I successfully got off of it, but I took time. What you need to do is reduce your intake slowly. I would start by going from 300mg to 150mg for the next 1-2 months. This will cut your costs in half and give you body time to adjust before the next taper.
In the meantime, you need to find a better source for meds. I happen to know a site that sells cheap generics manufactured in India. I checked out the price on Effexor XR for you, 100 150mg capsules for $99, a little cheaper per pill in greater bulk. If you cut you dose in half (they sell 75mgs too) you will make it for a little over six months on a hundred bucks. They also sell Wellbutrin, 260 150mg pills for $94. That’s over 4 months at you current dose or almost 8 months if you cut it in half.
I have ordered from this site before, they are awesome, they deliver fast considering foreign location and all the drugs I have purchased have been good quality. I will not post the site here, but if you e-mail me I will reply with the link and send you a write up I did about how I got off Effexor step by step. Good luck.
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