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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jun 21 1:40pm | Replies (6473)
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@larrypains

4 years? Something wrong with that. That would make it the worst drug in the world BY FAR!! You needed something to go along with your withdrawal process.. boy I am sorry!!! That's horrible!!! Iwas taking 150 mg for 12 years. In 2 weeks I went to 75 mg no problem. Then to 37.5, that's when the problems started. Stopped there and went back to 150. I needed to take something anyway
Now I've been switched to pristique 50 mg. Switch took 3 days and no withdrawal. Now coming off the pristique I don't know. But at least it's only 50 mg. We'll see maybe.

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mmsm | @mmsm | Apr 7 4:01pm

I know this is an old post, but could you provide an update? Did the pristiq help with anxiety? Did you ever get withdrawal from effexor? I'm cross-tapering right now, and am not sure if the pristiq is helping. It's almost been two weeks on it.

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