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Time of day to take venlafaxine
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jun 28 2:02pm | Replies (9)Comment receiving replies
@cjcurtis Sorry I made a mistake. I take the usual 75 mg capsule every morning. You think their must be a significant difference between 75 and 37 1/2. I don't think so. When you realize some people take 225 mg daily. I don't think you need to take baby steps to reach your goal with this small amount. Counting the beads seems unnecessary to me, but if you want to you could do that. Or You could take 37 1/2 one day and 75 the next and I would be surprised if you noticed the difference.
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@david707 There is a huge difference between 75 and 37.5--double in fact, or 50%, depending how you look at it. Experts on deprescribing do not recommend alternating varying dosages, but rather a steady, SLOW decrease--generally, no more than 10% over time as tolerated.
Extended release Effexor is available in capsules; immediate release is available in 25mg tablets. I have been tapering for more than a year (after two unsuccessful attempts), and doing it according to Horowitz's recommendations. I have used capsules, tablets and liquid forms, but am currently at less than 10mg, so am counting the granules in a 37.5mg capsule. I purchased empty capsules to hold a lowered dose, as the pharmacist said the granules should not be consumed otherwise.
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@david707Thanks for your insight and suggestions, David. I have read probably too many horror stories about tapering off Venlaxafine, and so I’m expecting it will be difficult to reduce my dosage. I’m going to ask my doctor for his advice (even though I don’t always find it very helpful!).