I have been taking these for years, recently my GP said I could take Mirtazapine. There were no venalfaxine on the prescription and I assumed the Mirtazapine was replacing the Venalfaxine.
How wrong I was, 3 days later I had the weirdest body movements, my head was forced to the left and to the right, staying like that for minutes. Then both or one arm would be moved outwards and stuck. My mouth would open and be stuck, my right eyelid would close and again be stuck like that. Then I got weird sensations from my shoulders down my forearm, again stuck for minutes. It was as if I could feel my blood forcing me to do it. There were more weird sensations, memory loss, very scary.
Has anyone else had such a bad reaction? It was terrifying. I spent 2 years of shear hell coming off diazapam the panic attacks were so bad I paid to see a private clinical psychologist twice a week. He could do nothing.
Eventually my GP put me back on 6 x2mgs of diazapam a day. I’s still taking them but they had no effect on the venalfaxine withdrawal.
Please could someone tell me if they have had similar withdrawal symptoms on stopping Venalfaxine dead. It felt like satan was at work in my body.
I’m still so shaken up.
I really do need help.
My GP sent me for a brain scan, all my vitals were normal too. The hospital witnessed my withdrawal symptoms. They had never seen anything like it before.
Carol (aged 69)