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@grandmar

Hi All!

UPDATE...……...
Starting week 2 of my reduced dosage of Effexor.
As a reminder, I went from 2-75mg in the evening to 1-75mg in the evening.
I haven't touched my morning dosage of 2-75mg.

Sleep is still an issue, but I am thinking it MAY NOT BE the Effexor withdrawal at all.
I have lots going on in my mind as I plan for a vacation.
I keep reading that checking air fares at a 'given' time is the best.
I find, strangely (and I am strange...lol), that I get up with enough time to do my morning routine before I get on my computer, to check fares at that 'given' time.
Guess that's something I have to work on.

Only other thing I am noticing, is that my memory is starting to fade again and I am getting that feeling of my head in the clouds, again.
I felt this way before I started my reduction; those are the BIG reasons I wanted to cut back.
I feel like I've gone backwards.
Of course, I will forge ahead.

Since I do not plan to touch my morning dosage for a while, I am hoping my body will adjust.
My granddaughter ends school in a few weeks and I want to be clear headed in order to spend quality time with her.
Therefore, I don't want to start anymore reductions, just in case.
I'm thinking after the summer to continue.
It took since November to get to this point.

Have a peaceful day!
Ronnie (GRANDMAr)

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I was on 75 once a day and although that is not a high dosage, I have been on it well over 20 years. Over the course of a year I was able to wean myself off completely and have not taken any since Feb. 2019. I do have some days that I feel kind of blank and the other day I did not recognize someone I had spoken to only minutes before. This scares me but I am hoping it is still the effects of effexor