It has been nine weeks since I took Effexor. I am STILL having withdrawal symptoms but at least they are not so debilitating, are mainly just happening upon waking, and stop within fifteen minutes or so. I have stopped taking the 2g mgs of Zoloft every few days to keep symptoms down and have not had a Xanax in days.

So now I'm in limbo. Waiting to see if I after 14 years of Xanax and some AD can I make it without them? I seem do be doing ok so far but if find myself easily irritated by people or a situation...in other words anxious. I am trying to deal with this by rational thinking..sort of self therapy.

I have not had the symptoms of severe depression yet, but I fear them like you would the return of cancer. My new doc is a totally uncaring pompous jerk but he's all I have for now. Psychs are very hard to find here. Most are not taking new patients and many are very cut and dry pill pushers who only believe in AD's and think Xanax is the poison of the century.

I guess after so much Xanax after so long I can expect to be anxious right now. I just hope it fades and maybe I can continue on without so many chemicals swimming in my brain.

jb