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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)
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Any ideas on what would be a good conservative plan to lower my daily dosage to 150 mg from my current 225 mg?
My doctor recommended alternating between the two. I was even more careful by taking the lower dosage every third day, and still had unbearable side effects.
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10% taper. Do not alternate days or doses. There is wide consensus on this.
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Is it possible for you to get the 37.5 mg capsule, so that you can lower your dosage to 187.5 mg as an initial step? That would be a less drastic change, and perhaps one your body could adjust to more easily.