@alextheman123
Welcome and thank you for your service!!!
I don't know if you have had the opportunity to read some of the posts regarding the tapering off of Effexor.
Going from 140mg to 75mg in one move is A LOT!
Most of us have found that tapering off should be EXTREMELY SLOW!!
Withdrawal from Effexor can be very harsh!!!
There are some members who have wound up in the hospital because they made the jump too quickly and their bodies and minds could not take it.
I, myself, have been tapering down on my Effexor.
I started in mid-November taking 2-75mgs in the morning and at night.
It took me all this time to get to 1-75mg at night.
I have NOT yet even touched my morning dose.
Be VERY careful because the withdrawal impact can hit even weeks after.

Please understand that it is not that I am not trying to be negative, I just want you to do this in the healthiest way possible.
If you can, take the time to read through some of the posts.

Good luck!
Ronnie (GRANDMAr)

Welcome @alextheman123
You are in the right place. My last dose of 150mg Effexor was Jan, 2018. I did it the hard way, cold turkey. DO NOT DO THIS, it's dangerous.
I found this site cuz I was having problems even months after my last dose. I had a stroke, the drag your foot to the door, drooling, kind in November, 2017. I am completely recovered except for missing brain cells.
The best thing you can do is get to reading cuz your don't have to re-invent the wheel. There are so many tips posted by others in their writings about what helped. See what you identify with and trust your gut. Then use those techniques. Get yourself on CBD now. It helps tremendously. I myself use 2400 mg a month and will take it until the day I die. It helps smooth all the stress you are about to send your body thru.
There is a method of counting beads inside the capsules to decrease that way. Much safer than the way I did it. Someone here knows exactly how many mg is in one bead.
Most important, keep coming back and sharing what is happening as you taper. This group of folks who write here have tons of tricks up our sleves to share with you. Use them or not, it's your choice.
BTW thank you for your service. My husband was a marine, 1954 to 1956, Korea. I honor you also. I am from the Vietnam war era, when the troops who came back were not honored. Times have changed for the better.
Have you joined a VFW? Those who have come before you in serving our country have many tips to share as so many of them have experienced what you are going thru. Talking about it helps.
I want you to keep one phrase in your mind as you feel the symptoms of withdrawal. "This too shall pass". Keep telling yourself this. Cuz it will.
Just keep coming back.
Smiling at you, Bright Wings

Best thing you can do, Alex, is to read this forum and count the beads. Perhaps consider that the Rx was given to you NOT because of any weakness on your part - far from it. You were strong enough to seek attention to live your best life. You’re strong enough now to consider living your best life without Effexor. Again, far FAR from weak.

You made a huge jump going from 150 to 75. If you can last a week on 75 and have some good days, I suggest staying on 75 for at least a month. Then grab 30 capsules and remove about 10 beads from each for your next thirty days.

It’ll take several months to get down to half, but then get a RX for 37.5.

When I was down to 37.5 (what my ill-informed doc called “pediatric” and that I could go cold turkey off of) I counted beads again, only 5 per month from each pill. (5 one month, then 10, then 15...). Took me 18 months.

You’re a smart guy. Remember that as your dose gets smaller, 5 beads is a larger and larger jump, no shame in doing 3 beads! And always “hold whatcha got” if you start feeling bad during a transition. Let your body slowly adjust.

Remember, YOU WILL SUCCEED! Just take time. The world needs people like you. Myself and my Country are grateful for your sacrifices!

Stay with this forum. Let us know what’s going on. All will be well.

🙂