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As promised, my successful tapering off Effexor (Venlafaxine)
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I am still at 37.5. Began at 300. I am going very carefully. The best advice from my dr is don’t sweat it. Go down by emptying a capsule. Open it up and let some grains out. That got me from 75 to 37.5. No rush w health. I am now taking a few out of 37.5 but don’t care if it takes 6 months. A bit at a time. Feeling better but I know what it’s like to not have it and I’m not wanting any nightmares. So easy does it. It will happen.
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After you take a few beads out of the capsule, do you then close the capsule to swallow the medicine? Wondering how that works. Thanks.
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Hi, I'm so glad to hear that you've successfully tapered down this med. Can I please ask more details - how long have you been on the meds? Are you taking any supplements?
I have been on Effexor XR 37.5 for almost 4 years. Was on 75mg for two years prior.
Anyways, I recently decided to taper off this medicine. I counted the beads inside the capsule, there were a total of 180 beads. I decided to remove 10 beads. when I did that I experienced some withdrawal symptoms a couple days later such as very low mood and slight nausea.
Then 5 days ago, I decided to remove 10 more beads bringing my total to 160.
again after 2 days I started experiencing symptoms such as bad nausea and dizziness. Then last night in the middle of my sleep I woke up and I felt an electrical sensation on the back of my neck. I'm sure it wasn't a brainz app because I've had those in the past. I don't know if it was a seizure but I would just like some advice from someone who's been through it.
Also could you please kindly share the contact of the doctor who is helping you through this on DM? I've tried asking around in my country but it seems like the doctors here do not have knowledge about withdrawals.
Please, any help would be good, it's been so scary.