@cas2001 Hi there! Thanks for replying. I have been off of the Venlafaxine now for 10 weeks. I’m just concerned with restarting it at a lower dose of what I ended with and then tapering down like the doctor recommended and then once I get down to stopping it all together. I have the same withdrawal side effects I am having now that I have had for 8 weeks 😢😢. When you decided to come off of Venlafaxine, did you get off completely and then restart to taper slowly?