@newberry, @ lisalucier - Sorry I did not have any side effects when I stopped Effexor. I don't even recall tapering so I must have been on a smaller dose.

Lynn

Hello, I have to say that after the 5/6 day things started getting better. I haven't been feeling anywhere near a terrible as I was. I did call to speak to my doctor just to confirm that how I was feeling was "normal" and it was/is. I will take this dose for 4 weeks. I am not exactly sure of full taper plan but I think I'm going to be cutting dose in half and then maybe every other day until finished. I just hope that for each step I don't feel that way for that long. Thank you to everyone who responded!

@newberry - This is a good time to practice patience. I've learned to taper in very small increments, and give each change more time than I really needed to. I remember some of the words from a book we read often to our children 30 years ago. Slow and steady, steady and slow - that's the way I always go. That was a Disney version of the tortoise and the hare.

I doubt very much that your doctor would object to you tapering even more slowly than she prescribes. Posting here about your progress can help others know more about what to expect. Thanks for keeping us posted about your experience.

Jim

That's very encouraging. Thank you for sharing.