I go to my Dr in two weeks to hopefully get off this med. Are you doing it cold turkey or through Dr? I'm so nervous. How long have you been on the med

How slowly are you decreasing your dose?

@evey @haleysmom

Never go off this medication cold turkey, ever. You may suffer severe withdrawals. There have been lawsuits against the makers of Effexor because people have died for various reasons including stopping cold turkey. This is one of the most difficult medications to discontinue. I have heard and read about to many people who went to their Doctors and Pharmacies and stopped Effexor to soon while having symptoms as evidenced by numerous people on the site alone.
Also someone mentioned they were taking Effexor 37.5 every other day. I ask you why would any medical professional have a patient skip a day of medication with a half life of anywhere from 3 to 7 hours? That’s why some people start to have symptoms before they take their second dose if not on the extended release version. If you have any symptoms while stopping this medication your stopping to quickly.
Ask your doctor about what you’ve read here about people having withdrawals when stopping according to doctors instructions.
Your going to have to be your own advocate. Best of luck to you.