For me. I try to do physical things throughout the day drink little caffeine. Sprite or white soda. Eat saltines. Get your sleep. Socialize when I can. I weined for 1week. So it’s been 3 weeks Wednesday since I stopped. Not ever doing venlafaxine again. Eat good. My brain zapping finally stopped that was rough.

I feel each situation may be different though

@lisabee

Have you read what other people have written about getting off Effexor? You'll find that no one should stop Effexor cold turkey unless they're masochistic. I urge you to talk with the pharmacist about how you can taper off it. It's a slow, extended process.

Jim

Some things I have tried and some suggestions I have read (on other sites) is to perhaps restart the 37.5 but split it over the day. I have found that taking 1/2 caplet at 8a and 1/2 caplet at 8p keeps the side effects at bay, but as @panewdayphyl stated every situation is different. I have read that some folks dose down by skipping a day (taking the pill every other day) and then very slowly increasing the days that you don't take it (take day 1, skip day 2 &3, take day 4, etc.). As every body is different, chemicals work differently for each of us. What one person does, may not work for you....hence so many suggestions out there. If there is any trend with this pill it's DON'T JUST STOP TAKING IT! You know your body and how you should feel. I cannot stress enough how important it is to talk with a professional who understands and can support your withdrawal from this drug and is open and supportive of adjusting the med so you can reduce the withdrawal from it. I hope this helps 🙂