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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
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You are absolutely right - one doesn't know how they will be affected by a taper...and it is not knowing when the symptoms will stop that is completely exasperating. It's really awful that you are still experiencing problems six months out...but hopefully for you (and your husband) things will settle down over time. A number of people suggest a prozac bridge....have you spoken to your MD about that? In my case I am taking a low (5mg) dose of lexapro - but that is because my depression symptoms are not gone - but the effexor wasn't helping. It's only been a week, but the lexapro has tamped down some of the negative side effects of the effexor withdrawal (or I've been fortunate enough to get through the effexor stuff).
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A Prozac bridge is used while tapering off Effexor; I'm not sure that it would be helpful six months after the last dose of Effexor. If anyone on here has experience with Prozac under circumstances like mine, please let me know if the Prozac bridge worked this far out.
The supplement regimen I've adopted keeps me feeling normal most of the time and I am hopeful that I'll be able to taper off these as well. In the meantime, I do use Valium as needed when akathisia starts and my oncologist (who prescribed the Effexor for hot flashes) is working with me.