← Return to Effexor tapering question

Discussion
trenxt avatar

Effexor tapering question

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jul 28 11:42am | Replies (26)
Comment receiving replies
Profile picture for njoys @njoys

I gave my doctor and pharmacist each a copy of Mark Horowitz's book, The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines: Antidepressants, Benzodiazepines, Gabapentinoids and Z-drugs," for which they later thanked me. This is the guide I used to work out my own tapering schedule, with the help of my pharmacist. Horowitz's recommendations regarding discontinuing antidepressants are also available through the Outro website and via his YouTube videos.

Jump to this post

Replies to "I gave my doctor and pharmacist each a copy of Mark Horowitz's book, The Maudsley Deprescribing..."
cistus | @cistus | Jul 15 9:11am

I seem to have tried every way to taper off venlafaxine / efexor UK version. When I did that ten years ago with Effexor it took many months but was smooth. I was prescribed 225mg two years ago bec I was not sleeping or eating (marital breakup) but I can't get off it.

I have awful dizziness. weakness etc
I have tried efexor and venlablue minitablets of 12.5 mg) and liquid venlafaxine. However tiny the reduction, I get terrible reactions. Two pharmacists have said I is not possible to taper with efexor bec he spheroids vary so much.

I have realised that I can't take instant release forms of venlafaxine. I have tried everything and I don't want to lose hope.

HELP!
XX

VIEW AND REPLY