So about a month ago I decided it was time to get off my antidepressants. I have been on them for a year because of a car accident that I was involved in and I thought I was ready to slowly get off them by taking one twice a day for a week, then three times a week, and so on till I was off them. The past couple days have been horrible! I have been very moody and everything seems to put me in tears. So today I decided to go get groceries feeling like I was okay to do so. I was driving down the road when I saw two guys on a side walk looking like they were waiting to cross. I saw them start to cross but for some reason I didn't register to me to stop. They ended up stopping for me in the road even though it was a cross walk. I was so upset after I realized what I had done and now I wonder getting off Effexor has impaired my judgement. I don't want to hurt anyone and shudder to think what would have happened if they weren't paying attention while crossing. Does anyone know if Effexor does impair judgement and if I should continue getting off it?