i can't find my previous post so i'll just reply to this one.. on the advice of 3 professionals, i started tapering effexor XR with day on day off strategy from 37.5 down... and i went against most people's advice here and did not go "slow/steady".. why? because i was misreable on it to begin with.. why would i prolong that? so the taper started early february, basically it was.. day on, day off, day on day off, then day on, day off, day off, day on, day off, day off.. (1 day on, 2 days off), then i started halfing the doses of pills every 2 days.. then just stopped..that was a roaller coaster of emotions anxiety.. but the worse i THINK is behind he.. i'm on day 7-8 of being AD free.. but it has been a nightmare so far.. insomnia due to panic attacks, anxious all day, obsessive thinking, zombie, depersonalisation, probably due to lack of sleep/anxiety.. BUT i'm chugging along with the odd crying fits etc.. looking for that light at the end of the tunnel... just wanted to update you guys. one thing i wanted to mention, is that, the thing that really makes it hard.. is that the frame work, or template dosen't change from day to day.. you still have to " get up, workout, go to work, take care of the kids, come home etc.." and we all know the emotions that come along with that ;P.. anyways, enough playing the victim here... up and onward.