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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Apr 29 8:17am | Replies (6299)
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P.S. You mentioned being on Effexor for 20 years. I tapered off slowly from just 25mg (taken for hot flashes for almost 18 years). I didn't have any withdrawal effects until 6.5 weeks after my last dose--that's when all the stored Effexor finally got used up. So be aware that it gets stored in body tissues when you've been on it for a long time.

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Sherman | @shermananski | Jan 1, 2020

Wow. Is that why I had a horrible three year relapse a few months after tapering off paxil? These meds are just awful. Depression is awful.

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