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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

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@nancy54

Well I have been weaning off since November. From one 75 mg pill once a day. Went to a few weeks on 37.5 then 2 weeks on 25 then to 12.5. Then all of a sudden the shit hit the fan. All the discontinuation symptoms at once! So I bumped back to 12.5 morning and evening but still headaches and nausea and emotional stuff. Trying to be kind to myself and take it slowly- let my body tell me how to proceed. But don’t know if adding Prozac is right.

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grandmaR | @grandmar | Jan 10, 2019

Sounds like you went slowly. I know that a few members have added another med while weaning in order to reduce withdrawal.
Good luck!
Ronnie

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dedeno | @dedeno | Jan 11, 2019

I also had to slow down the tapering, and now that I’m at about 23mg I’m having very serious memory issues, unable to remember how to get to a medical clinic that I’ve frequented for the past five years, unable to remember names of good friends, and worse. Have any of you experienced such dramatic memory loss while weaning off Effexor?

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Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Jan 11, 2019

@nancy54
Hello there,
I’d suggest you ask your doctor why is it better to add an additional medication especially one that increases suicide by 12 times. If the doctor wants you on this med with a longer half life, that’s understandable so why not switch instead of adding more to come off of.
Jake

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