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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
I have been taking Effexor/Venlafaxine for years and tried to get off it a few times but each time I try to give up the chemical withdrawal symptoms are a horror story and I give up giving up. Anyone got any tips or tried and tested strategies? Thank you
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I cut from a dosage of 75 to 37 pretty easily but the last 37 took me a year exactly (100 beads). Taking my last bead tonight. Good riddance to a drug that really helped me through some hard times. I am seeing my doctor soon and am really going to advocate for patients getting more help when they off. There has got to better way. Liquid reduction maybe? Good luck. You’ve been through a lot. You can find your light again but it will be hard. Start small. Little bites of nature and exercise maybe? Best wishes…
THAT alone is giving me hope!! I just began on my own and now realize that this will be the most difficult process of my life. I do have an appt with a psychiatrist
Who I’m hoping is as good as others have found.