I know what you mean. It is very unfair to be given a med, and instead of help be given a new problem. What I meant is you seem to have handled it about the best way you could.

When I did my first taper, no doc admitted to this problem. There was a quite big effexor forum for those who had issues and didn't think the docs had it right. I'm so glad it was there, even if I knew what I felt. Having people telling me this is a real thing.

At least these days the docs admit to the withdrawals but I think few doctors can understand really. I couldn't either before I actually went through it. It wasn't anything I could relate to.