To Akram, Ralph, all, re Effexor

The "Brain Shivers" That's an interesting analogy.But, You ain't seen nothing yet. Wait till you go off the stuff! I actually described the brain movement as shudders. I had never experienced them while on it, though. I too was on about 150mg per day, with a supply of 37.5's on the side, "in case". They were my security blanket. I tried going off them once, and found the symptoms returning, so I went back.  One day I just looked at them and said, "Okay, we're going to give this a serious go this time" I was feeling better, after 2.5 years, and decided it was time. I found I had a greater sense of my own life and reality once off them, a perspective I never did gain "while under the "influence".  

Hi Akram

Sounds like my symptoms as well, when I wasn't ready to end the effexor. Have you tried instituteing your own changes, or gone to therapy?  I think I started doing better once I decided to not be a doormat to family, and to think about my years until retirement and what I wanted to do with them. As an at home Mom, I needed to re-educate myself, and enrolled in some short term courses (12 week) to help define myself/goals. Hind sight tells me being proactive has really helped.  Really tough to get started though.