“Are We There Yet??!” My Last Days on Effexor XR
Just as I was about to shout from the rafters that I’m down to 112.5 mg of Effexor XR, down from an initial dose of 600 mg, and a steady...
Chasing Ghosts/What Flu Season? It’s Effexor Withdrawal Season…
A week into my new antidepressant-free existence, the withdrawal syndrome (from Effexor XR, taken for seven years, six of them spent at 450 mg, this most recent one on 300...
Searching for Permanence on the Downtown Eastside (Broken Glass)
If you have read some past posts I’ve written about the Downtown Eastside (DTES) (most can be found here), “Canada’s poorest postal code”, Vancouver’s skid-row, “the site of the only...
“You’re Fired”: Why I Hate Donald Trump, but Love Firing a Bad Psychiatrist
When I was released from the hospital, here in Vancouver – St. Paul’s denison of horrors to be specific – in February, one condition of my freedom was that I...
YOU Know Your Body: Buh-bye Epival and Remeron, Hi there, metabolism!
Just a quick check-in regarding the taper I planned in the previous post. For the past two days I have taken half of the dosage of Epival, and half of...
Effexor Withdrawal, Rage, Anxiety, etc.
Nine days in the ward now? Tomorrow I will finally regain access to my laptop, as I got one of those rare psych nurses today, quick on her feet, somewhat...
girl disappering…in effexor withdrawal attempt (450 mg)
[cincopa 10779240] The Low and Down. Conclusion: This is not okay! The Low, Down
Zap, Zap, Zap…oh, I forgot about you, Effexor!
IT ALL MAKES SENSE!… I woke up at 6 am, 8 am, and then fell asleep and did not wake up until 3 pm! Sweet, I thought, I managed to...
erowid.org – The Venlafaxine (Effexor) Vault
A series of “random” events yesterday led me to Erowid. I would imagine a lot of readers are familiar with the site, the subtitle of which is “documenting the complex...
“Wellness Park”
…”Mulling over these questions, I wandered into the Wyeth Ayerst product display area for the drug Effexor, named “Wellness Park” on an enormous banner. I struck up a conversation with...
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