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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
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@nanke99 - I totally agree with you. I saw a compounding pharmacist and have been tapering 10mg every 4 weeks. I’m now at 70mg. and for some unknown reason, the pharmacy has made a change from tapering every 4 weeks to every 2 weeks).
I now have anxiety and need to take Lorazepam (about 1 to 2 mg each evening). Did you suffer from anxiety while you were weaning off? Could the anxiety have started because it’s too fast a taper for me?
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@Sabrina Sounds like cause = effect to me. I'm not sure why the pharmacy is driving your taper instead of you--you're the one feeling the effects! When a taper is too fast (and withdrawal symptoms showing up is definitely a sign), the recommendation is to go back to the dose where you were feeling fine and stay there for a while (weeks, months, whatever) before attempting to taper again to not so quite a reduced dose. Slower is better and more likely to lead to successful cessation of Effexor.