Taper Venlafaxine (Effexor) after using around two months

Posted by suzleigh @suzleigh, 3 hours ago

I was only on this med — maybe less than two months — and realized it was making me more depressed, so I’m tapering off to get ready to try Trintellix. Started on 37.5, went to 75 and got up to 150 XR for about two weeks — already tapered to 75 (for one week) and would like to taper to 37.5 now.

Anyone else with short time use tapering experience?

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frouke | @frouke | 2 hours ago

I did a short taper with another antidepressant Paxil, I was on it for just under a month, based on the Doctor’s recommendation I would only need about two weeks every other day and then stop, his reasoning was that I was only taking 2.5 mg for a short period. I wished that I hadn’t taken them and the side effects were horrible, it’s been just over a month and I’m improving but the short taper caused me serotonin withdrawal syndrome, the symptoms were as bad as the side effects but different. I don’t think you’re going too fast and also starting a new medication will probably help you feel better soon, I haven’t started anything new yet because frankly I’m just too tired to take on new side effects, best wishes.