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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
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Hello. I was put on Effexor 75mg. ER for PMMD(....beyond PMS, evil woman) Worked great, but now it's time. I too have tapered. From 75mg er to 37.5...now to 1/4 of the 37.5 ( opening, counting, putting in empty gel caps. Is there a point to just go for it and delete it completely. It was a rougher tapering to get to the 1/4 dose of the 37.5. A bit of vertigo, diarrhea, not sure if nauseated or low blood sugar. Although the nausea / blood sugar thing can be differentiated by the last time I ate. I'm not diabetic, just think my normal metabolism is coming back
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@cwis Usually the point is so that you don't suffer unnecessarily. You don't say how long you've been on Effexor, or how long you've been tapering, nor how long at 1/4 of 37.5mg. Are you in a big hurry (no refills on prescription, insurance running out, etc.)? Why not stay here until you don't have any symptoms (the vertigo, diarrhea and nausea) and then go to 1/2 of the 1/4 37.5mg for a few weeks, then stop? Slow and steady wins the race.