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Effexor Tapering Off and Side Effects

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I was hoping to taper off venlafaxine by using Efexor, it's name here in UK. But pharmacists have told the psychiatrist that it is not suitable for tapering because the beads inside the capsules are too variable. Each capsule approximates to its stated dose but those tiny spheroids inside differ from one another.
Has anyone come across this as a problem?

And when tapering do you count them out or weigh them?

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@cistus I weigh the small beads because they are so variable.
And venlafaxine and Efexor are the same medication.