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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Apr 29 8:17am | Replies (6299)
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@falon

@jakedduck1 I don't have access to a compounding pharmacist. I was originally on 2 mg clonazepam. Tapered for the last 6 weeks by .125mg weekly. That is 1/4 of one tablet (0.5mg tablets). I am currently also on 150mg of Effexor that comes in a capsule the smallest of which is 37.5mg. Am not doing any tapering with the Effexor until after the clonazepam is done and I feel well enough. Thanks for your interest.

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farmboy | @farmboy | Mar 14, 2019

Fallon,do you have trouble with anxiety/panic attacks?

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Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Mar 16, 2019

@falon
Good morning,
So now the question is have you contacted your insurance to see if they would pay for a compounding pharmacy to provide medication currently unavailable by the manufacturers? The compounding pharmacy I use is 430 miles away. It really is the best way to go when tapering provided your willing to invest the time necessary to hopefully have an uneventful taper. Just think of the potential withdrawal effects versus a little time to come of it safely and probably side effect free. I’d think it would be a NO-BRAINER to go SLOW, VERY SLOW and I’m not talking just slow, I’m talking SLLLOOOOOOOOWWW!!
Snail pace slow,
Many people may consider it pain stakinglee SLOW and so they speed up the process which they never fail to regret. Of course you could spend 10-20 thousand dollars and go to a rehab It’s amazing some take it for 10, 20, 30 years and they think nothing of it but suggest they spend a year or two getting off it and many people come unglued. I cannot comprehend what the hurry is to be miserable although that appears to be the most popular choice. The proof is in the thousands of posts. By going too fast your probably in for nothing but agonizing withdrawal symptoms and virtually guaranteeing defeat.
Please people, slow down, way down!!!
Wishing you all the best,
Jake

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