@jakedduck1 Yes, I would assume you'd reduce 5-10% (or less) from the current taper amount. Re length of time on Effexor--I didn't see very much mention of this (unless someone was just on Effexor for a few weeks, or days) re tapering--mostly it was dosage amount you were on and how to taper. The discovery that because I'd been on it for so long that it was stored in body fat came as a very unpleasant surprise as did finding out it messes with your brain chemistry. I didn't have to "ramp up" to the dose I was on and once I started taking it, I never felt any different than I had--except that it stopped my hot flashes from the first pill. At the time, I had had three surgeries in three weeks, then done six chemo treatments, started taking Tamoxifen and was undergoing daily radiation treatments--didn't have the bandwidth to even question, or look into Effexor--it eliminated one of the very annoying problems I was having from being treated for breast cancer and that was enough. I've said if I had known I would have the problems I've had because I quit Effexor, I would have stayed on it.

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