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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
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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)
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@brownikl
Ronnies method has been amazingly successful for her and represents approximately a 9.375% cut. Although
I must admit that stopping very slowly doesn’t always prevent withdrawal symptoms but it’s very uncommon when it doesn’t.
There is a person here who has been decreasing their dose by only half a percent a month and she continues to have bad effects but again, that is rare. But it goes to show how our individuality dictates that one treatment isn’t alway effective for everyone.
Good luck,
Jake