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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
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I was on 225. Tapered down by 37.5 mgs every 7 days. When I got down to 37.5 I only took that for 3 days then stopped.
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@kgoller
When I read "at the advice of my psychiatrist," I thought you had been tapering off with your doctor's help gradually and just decided to jump off at 37.5mg. I agree with @jakedduck1 that this was/is waaayyy tooo faaaast. If reducing from 225 to zero in a little over a month was your doctor's plan, he needs 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.
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@kgoller
Mercy gracious, you couldn’t have done any worse if you tried.
So what are you planning to do now? No telling how long the withdrawal will last. I was in the process of replying when this post came through.
Jake