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Tapering Effexor but giving up
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Dec 31, 2024 | Replies (29)Comment receiving replies
I had to increase a few weeks ago from 37.5 to 75 because anxiety was so awful. Felt better for a couple days but then anxiety, leg weakness and trembling returned. Went up again after another week in hell to 112.5 mg and still not feeling any better after a week. I DONT want to go up to the 150 mg because that was my original starting dose and worked so hard and long to get it down from there; like 5 months.
My doc prescribed propranolol for anxiety and trembling. It’s actually a drug for high BP which I got as a side effect from Effexor, along with rapid pulse. Has anyone used this drug for help with anxiety? Has anyone experienced rapid pulse and high BP from Effexor?
Also, has anyone gone to an inpatient rehab facility to get off this drug ?
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You must realize that the process is going to be "hard and long." If you went from 150 to 37.5mg in five months, then you did it too quickly and learned what does not work. I was able to quit entirely--twice--by decreasing too much too soon, but extreme withdrawal symptoms hit two months later! That defeats my purpose, as I had no choice but to return to the drug. Now I'm tapering by no more than 10% over time. The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines explains why this is necessary. I created a spreadsheet for myself, and it will take me three years to taper properly. That's my best chance for success and I am taking it, because I want to be free of this horrible drug.