Yes, I did!!!!
I would suggest you go back on until you feel better THEN reduced slower. If you are using tablets, I'd cut them into fourths. Take a fourth away from the dosage for at least 3 weeks (longer if you feel even a little off). Then. Continue the process until you have finished and feel well. Don't rush, even on such a small dose.
I am not a medical person, just someone who reduced too quickly a long time ago and reducing now at a VERY SLOW PACE!

Good luck!
Ronnie (GRANDMAr)

@brownikl1
Good morning,
You might find someone here who stopped it withdraw free but I wouldn’t bet any money on it. This isn’t the type medication the vast majority of people can abruptly discontinue.
I’m not allowed to say what I think of your
doctor(?) so moving on....
Although I do agree that if you come off this medication properly which means SLOWLY, and that doesn’t mean 50% cuts like your doctor will probably suggest if s/he suggests any cuts at all. If you discontinue this medication slowly enough the chance of any withdrawal symptoms are so infinitesimally small I wouldn’t give it a second thought. People being impatient is what usually causes withdrawal symptoms. Speed is your enemy, discontinuation is NOT a quick process. Not if you want an unremarkable taper which I’m sure you do. There are some people who have no or little trouble stopping this medication but they are few. You have made your brain dependent on this drug which was easy. Discontinuing it can be just as easy provided you act responsibly and have some patience. You may need to restart your taper at 37.5mg or maybe a 3.75mg cut to 33.75mg which is a 10% decrease. If you continue on this path always decrease your dose by whatever percentage you choose, preferably 5-10% of your then current dose. For example, don’t decrease it by 5mg now and 5mg every month or so because eventually as you get closer to zero that decrease will eventually end up as a large percentage cut which is what you want to avoid. The time and effort you invest in quitting will be well worth it.
Hoping you have an uneventful taper,
Jake

Yep. All of us have had an issue going off such a low dose. Please taper it extremely slowly. Give yourself at least six months. We’re not kidding.

@brownikl1
Click on my name and read my posts--I was on 25mg for hot flashes. Quitting Effexor cold turkey even when on a low dose is not a good idea if you don't want to feel like cr*p and can be dangerous. Doctors need to keep up with what has been found out about how to get off this drug and other antidepressants--you taper off gradually by small increments and/or you use "bridging" drugs to soften the blow when withdrawing from a short half-life drug like Effexor.

Hello there. Boat Head!!! Excellent description! I echo what everyone else has offered. But also, add B12 and Omega 3 supplements--they help heal the brain.