Gilmer

I did! The time was better than i expected yesterday with the lady I was really dreading. I hiked for an hour up and down big hills in the morning, then walked a mile with the lady to a cool, tiny old-town museum from this place in days gone by. I could have spent the whole day in there looking at the old civil war and 1900s utensils, textiles, and tools--but my friend just spent the requisite time scanning then moving on. Maybe I'll go back there today by myself!

I don't know whether this is related to the effexor withdrawal, but I was tempted to two sudden hissy fits yesterday. The first was when I walked down to the shooting range and could not fit the earplugs into my ears--my husband had left our earphones up at the house. i turned away and started to leave because I felt instantly, irrationally furious--but then our gallant friend used his earplugs and offered me his earphones. Crisis one averted.

Then after they left, I got back on here and some wisecrack somebody made really hit me wrong, and i almost snarked back at the guy--but I forced myself with all my will not to. Even so, in an instant I was irrationally nasty over relatively little.

This wasn't like the real, screaming rage last week--and i doubt it has anything to do with Effexor or bupropion. (Seems like a hormonal thing to me, to tell you the truth).

Today I woke up with a splitting headache. In an hour I'll go out for my walk and probably i will feel better with fresh air and endorphins.

I did find out that one of the people I am dreading most is delaying her arrival till 7 pm (I go to bed at 8 or 9), so I'll have all day free with just an hour of suffering tonight!

trachemys

Pretty good urge surfing you're doing there, Gilmer.

Kesko

I was on the capsules and my doctor had me open them and remove granules. It sounds ridiculous, but it was so sick I couldn't even function without weaning that slowly.

Gilmer

I noticed yesterday that my side effects have lessened. On the 29th I'll taper down to just one 75mg Effexor per day.

trachemys

That's great Gilmer. I've been on 300 mg of Bupropion for 2.5 weeks now. Had some insomnia but it's leveled out now. Sleeping as well as I ever have sober.

Gilmer

Bupropion seems great for me, too. I can't wait to be on it exclusively!

Gilmer

Well, I'm officially off Effexor! I am ditching the last 75 mg. pill with my doctor's complete approval. She couldn't believe I didn't experience any withdrawal symptoms going from three to two Effexor, then from two to one (kind of accidentally--I just kept forgetting to take the morning pill).

Now I'll be taking all Bupropion--no Effexor at all.