Effexor Withdrawal and Eating Disorders

i also want to say i understand the urge to want to stop taking meds because they do help. it’s so easy to feel comfortable in our mental illness and want to just run back to it. but trust me, it’s not worth it. keep taking the effexor if it’s helping because although it has the worst withdrawal symptoms, it is extremely effective in treating depression. and the withdrawal symptoms aren’t worth it. <3

as someone who took effexor while in recovery from an ed it can make it hard. it’s important to know that withdrawal from effexor is absolutely horrendous. i stopped taking it for a while without anyone knowing and it made everything worse. i had very intense mood swings, unaliving thoughts, brain zaps, headaches it was terrible. if you want to try a different medication, talk about it with your doctor and decrease your dosage VERY SLOWLY. slower than you think because effexor withdrawal is seen to be one of the worst when it comes to side effects. im not saying this to scare you im genuinely saying be careful and do not just stop taking it cold turkey. again this is all from personal experience. be careful and be kind to yourself. ♥️

I think that happens because our eating disorders (ED) likes to tell us that we are good and we don’t need the meds anymore so that the ED can slip back into our lives, even though we know that it’s not a good thing