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Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

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@susanh824

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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njoys | @njoys | Oct 25, 2023

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.

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justynan | @justynan | Dec 7, 2023

10% taper. Do not alternate days or doses. There is wide consensus on this.
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