Author: Lillyval
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 2:22 pm
Hi Rule, I’m sorry to hear what you are going through. The important thing is you are getting it taken care of. Even though this isn’t what you planned I think it’s great that you’re down around 1mg, so you won’t have a lot in your system before the surgery and that should certainly help matters.
Also, I’m in the camp of "it’s not that bad". Even though I didn’t go totally off (this time) my experience is that the physical WD’s aren’t too bad, and I’m a huge baby. I can’t take Clonidine because of my low blood pressure, but if you have it I think it will make you more comfortable. If you do decide to go off permanently when you have the surgery, just be ready for some emotional ups and downs. It sounds like you are preparing for it by going on the Effexor (which also has to be tapered BTW).
I know this must be hard to go through, but it seems that you are in a pretty good place going into it. You have a solid plan and it sounds like you’re up to the challenge. Please continue to keep us posted.
Lilly
