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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
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I've been self medicating with alcohol lately. I know, I need to stop and it's in the works. But the stopping has become much more urgent as I've suddenly developed terrible bouts of dizziness, which I associate with the alcohol interacting with the Effexor, but I'm not so sure it's not just the Effexor. Your post is interesting. I'm down to 75 mg and I'm going down to 37.5 when I stabilize, i.e., stop the drinking and sugar, and get back into a healthy gym habit. I'm making progress.
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Whatever you do. DO IT SLOOOOOOWELY over a long period of time. My withdrawals were the WORST ever for over 5 weeks and despite the benefits of MM getting me through the worst part, I may titrate back to a compounded liquid form of Effexor/ Venlafaxine and taper at like 1mg at a time! Starting at 25mg. I have contacted a lawyer about a class action suit against the manufacturers of such poison. Too bad lawyers aren’t really like the TV ones on Bluff city Law. That would be wonderful cuz we’d certainly win 👍🏽
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Let me give you some advice...do NOT DRINK while taking psychiatric meds. It just makes things worse. It feels great when you’re drinking, but it will feel even worse once it goes away. It’s a dead end. I know....I was there. I just quit one day, and never looked back. You should do the same. Good luck. (Hope I wasn’t too harsh!)