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As promised, my successful tapering off Effexor (Venlafaxine)
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Your welcome, Ellen. I hope you find the peace you seek from weaning off this addictive drug that carries so many undesirable side effects. Enough is enough.
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Ellen, Congratulations you are a brave Lady.Im so afraid to start tapering,75mg of Venlafaxine XR.I have now your schedule I want to use it.Thank you.Have a good day.
I have been on Effexor since 2002. Originally it was 225mg/day , I tapered down to 150mg around 2011 and then 75mg 2012. I tried tapering off in 2012 and 2016 and failed both times but I believe I tapered too quickly. Since 2016 I have been on 37.5 mg/day. Starting in Sept 2021 I started taking 37.mg on alternate days and went completely off March 15 2022. I was doing well until literally 2 weeks ago when my anxiety returned but like you I find deep breathing , exercise and good company keeps me on balance. But I still find myself worrying about my family , and I tend to catastrophise making mental mountains out of molehills. I need to improve my mental strength. right now I am looking into CBT
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I was taking effexor for years and had no side effects. It helped me manage my depression. I was weaned off by my psychiatrist when my major depression returned. It took a long time to get off of it.