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Benzo withdrawal + Opioid W/D At Same time 8+ years - Any Suggestions?

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Effexor is terrible!!!! When I was 17 my doctor RX'ed me to that crap, the first time I took it (an hour later) my eyes were all dilated and I felt extremely weird and had the trembles like crazy. I called the doctors office and told him what I was feeling, he said I wouldn;t notice any symptoms for 2-3 weeks. I have 5 pill bottles laying around I will never touch that crappy med again. Zoloft worked wonders for me, but I never seem to stay on my medication. It makes me feel like I need them to be happy so I just stop.
 
^ He's probably right, I had horrible side effects initially - exactly as you describe, felt like I was coming up off a piperazine pill, dilated pupils, nausea, shakes, feeling weird - horrible. I also couldn't sleep for the first week. By the second week there was a tiny bit of residual nausea and sleep wasn't still perfect, but by the end of the third week they had all gone. I've been on venlafaxine (Effexor) for a good while now and it really suits me, but YMMV..

We've gone off track a bit here, and I think the initial question has been answered so I'm going to close this. We try to stick to a quick q&a format so everyone gets a personalised answer, and this thread is going off on tangents. Shoot me a pm if you have any queries..
 
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