Reinstating Effexor

Consider yourself fortunate. You don't say how long you had been on Effexor. The longer one has been on a drug such as this one, the more difficult it will be to taper, deal with the effects on every aspect of the human body as the person prays to make it to the end goal. That you had no effects is another fortunate aspect for you, because that is not the norm.
Understand that this is not a criticism, but counting the beads within the capsules is not supported by medical professionals and institutions. Yes, quite a few members on this site have posted of their successful attempts just by counting down on the beads. And just as many have told of the difficulties and hardships while on those journeys, some returning to the higher levels just to stop the harsh effects.
Wishing you a future without needing to take any antidepressants so that you will never have to chance having the challenging and draining effects that is part of the process of having your body struggle to adjust to not having the drug in your system. Because it is hell on earth.

It takes months to taper down. When I say a couple more beads per week, I am serious. I was on it for several years. Each week on Monday, I would remove a couple of beads out of ten capsules. The next ten days I would up it to four removed and so on. It really did work.

Consider yourself fortunate. You don't say how long you had been on Effexor. The longer one has been on a drug such as this one, the more difficult it will be to taper, deal with the effects on every aspect of the human body as the person prays to make it to the end goal. That you had no effects is another fortunate aspect for you, because that is not the norm.
Understand that this is not a criticism, but counting the beads within the capsules is not supported by medical professionals and institutions. Yes, quite a few members on this site have posted of their successful attempts just by counting down on the beads. And just as many have told of the difficulties and hardships while on those journeys, some returning to the higher levels just to stop the harsh effects.
Wishing you a future without needing to take any antidepressants so that you will never have to chance having the challenging and draining effects that is part of the process of having your body struggle to adjust to not having the drug in your system. Because it is hell on earth.

Yes, this is what I’ll be doing. However, I’d like hear from others how long it took before you were ready to do another lowering? A month, two months, 6 months?

Has anyone experienced very high anxiety during withdrawal? If so, does it go away with time with the other symptoms? Right now, I am handling the physical symptoms, but the anxiety is overwhelming at times, and no CBT strategies seem to be working. I might be able to gut it out if I know it gets better.

Your posted question indicates that it is mean for people who tapered, etc on their own. HOW it would affect a person is totally an individual thing. No two people are going to have the EXACT same experience.

Perhaps you might re-read what I posted above. I don't support anyone doing a tapering of ANY medication on his or her own. A trusted medical professional is a must.

Consider that with EFFEXOR, there can be drastic consequences including damage to the heart. And totally ceasing the drug cold turkey, documented cases of death have been reported.

I'll say it again: Please don't follow someone else's dosage and means of tapering. Your best success is for you to reach your goal with the lead possible problems, with a doctor (neurologist, primary care) that you TRUST. It's not an easy journey. But I can tell you that it is DAMN WELL WORTH DOING RIGHT.

Best of luck and may you reach your goal.👍🏼