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Posted by BrookeR on September 11, 2003, at 18:13:53
I went off of Effexor after taking it for approximately 3-4 years. Now that I have gotten over the physical effects of the withdrawal, my life seems to be falling apart. I have been engaged for a year and a half and am planning to get married next summer. I have been completely sure of my love for my fiance for two years, and suddenly, around the time that the meds wore off, I don't feel much for him. I feel that we can't get along anymore and I am not sure I want to marry him. Part of me is not even sure if I love him anymore! This is so coincedental, happening right when I went off Effexor, and I was wondering if anyone else had problems adjusting in this way. Has anyone ever just changed something that has been so sure as soon as they went off of Effexor?
Posted by KimberlyDi on September 12, 2003, at 10:42:06
In reply to effexor withdrawal effects- not so physical, posted by BrookeR on September 11, 2003, at 18:13:53
> I went off of Effexor after taking it for approximately 3-4 years. Now that I have gotten over the physical effects of the withdrawal, my life seems to be falling apart. I have been engaged for a year and a half and am planning to get married next summer. I have been completely sure of my love for my fiance for two years, and suddenly, around the time that the meds wore off, I don't feel much for him. I feel that we can't get along anymore and I am not sure I want to marry him. Part of me is not even sure if I love him anymore! This is so coincedental, happening right when I went off Effexor, and I was wondering if anyone else had problems adjusting in this way. Has anyone ever just changed something that has been so sure as soon as they went off of Effexor?
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Ouch, that's a tough one. My experience was the exact opposite. I was so angry at my husband before getting on Effexor, that I was surprised to find that the anger was... missing? re-directed? just plain gone, when I started on Effexor. I realized I still loved him. I was able to relax and not obsess on my relationship phobia and fear of being hurt. I'm a different person now than I was before Effexor. It makes sense that I would feel different if I went off of it.It's your body and your life. It would probably be best if you communicated something of this to your fiancee in therapy. I think you need time to adjust before you can make a decision about marriage, and about whether you like yourself better off of Effexor, or on it.
Good Luck!
KDi in Texas
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