"i took effexor for the first and last time yesterday around 7:41 am . at first i couldn&#039;t feel my arms or face and then it felt like fire works were going off in my head . i yawned all day long and each time i did i felt like my own tongue was gagging me . the worst of it was around 3:45 am i woke up shaking uncontrollably falling over couldn&#039;t see straight it felt like i was being electrocuted it was to the point i either wanted to be knocked out or die . my husband found me shaking and rocking back and forth in our living room floor . this drug for me personally was horrific ."