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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
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@jakedduck1 I have already been tapering off the clonazepam with horrendous side effects and I am not even close to half way there. I just hoped that the Effexor would be easier. Maybe not. Do the side effects tend to last for the duration of the taper as well as afterward? I've never done this before and I feel like I'm dying most days! I feel terrified.
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@falon
Most importantly, there is no guarantee someone won’t go through withdrawal even if they taper slowly. However the slower you taper the less likely you are to have withdrawal and they are much less severe and don’t last as long. Symptoms are often worse at the completion of the taper. Withdrawal can last for weeks to months and have lasted over a year. But it depends on your own physiology since people react so differently to medications. One person here is reducing her medication by less than one half of one percent. @falon, the half life of Klonopin is 30-40 hours whereas Effexor half life is about 5 hours. That should tell you which drug will be easier to discontinue. I wish you would post what your current dose is and what your dose decreases were. Really curious???
I really hope you have access to a Compounding Pharmacy to help with your taper.
Jake