I am tapering from 150mg by reducing by 2.5 percent every 14 days. I cannot tolerate more than a 5% reduction per month. Please all be aware that cutting your effexor dose too quickly can make you ill and suicidal. you may not be able to safely operate a vehicle. My mom’s doctor just told her to reduce from 150mg to 75mg with no taper. this is horrific advice. many doctors do not understand withdrawal from these drugs and the drug manufacturers are not providing accurate or any discontinuation advice because they want to keep customers. Often times you may feel fine at first on a large reduction but the withdrawal often has a delayed effect. this taper schedule here is good but I also suggest anyone planning to get off effexor or other antidepressants go to survivingantidepressants.org make an account and get advice. they take harm reduction approve and suggest no more than a 10 percent reduction a month as severe withdrawal causes injury to your nervous system. Ive attached a photo of my taper schedule. the website i posted provides this calculator. I have my starting dose of 150 and a reduction of 2.5 percent every 14 days. I will be at 75 mg by february 2024. YES it takes long to safely ween from effexor, some might be able to handle 10 percent a month but more than that is not ideal

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