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I have used the tapering suggestion that was offered by another member, and it has worked well for me. I am currently on 37.5mg, and...

I've been taking Effexor XR daily for 20 years. My prescription is for three 75mg capsules (225mg total) once a day. I want to get...

My husband and I want to get pregnant so my psychiatrist told me to get off Effexor in September. For one week I did one...

Hi, My doctor and I have come up with a plan to taper off 75mg Effexor which I have been on for 15 years. She...

WAS TAKING 225 mg OF EFFEXOR XR FOR 6 YEARS THEN MY DOCTOR DECIDED TO LOWERING TO 150 mg STARTING BY TAKING 75 mg LESS...

Has anyone converted effexor to compound for reducing slower? I got down to -15 balls from the 37.5 after 6+ months super slow due to...

My doctor recommends me to alternate Effexor 75mg every other day with 37.5. Because of the short half life, won’t that confuse my brain even...

Below you will find the tapering plan that I used to successfully wean myself off Effexor (Venlafaxine). Feel free to share this with your doctor...

Hi I Was wondering if anyone has stopped taking 75 mg of Effexor and went right on Prozac 20 mg I thought I heard that...

I am tapering off Effexor after being on it for over a decade. I've noticed my stomach gets queasy & I have digestion issues. Has...

I started tapering down Effexor XR from 150 mg to 112.5 mg yesterday. Here it is the 2nd day and I'm already feeling the withdrawal...

I have been on Paxil 40 mg for 20 years. It recently quit working. Doctor switched me to Effexor xr 75 mg overnight- no tapering....

I have been on Effexor for two weeks. First week was 37.5mg, second week 75mg. My blood pressure has been severely elevated. How is the...

Has anyone tapered from Effexor to Lexapro? day 3 lowering from 112.5 to 75 of effexor and day 2 of starting Lexapro 5 mg. Shaking,...

Hi , I’ve been on Effexor for 15 years with good results ( lowered anxiety levels immensely) until this summer. My Dr suggested switching (...

Hi All, Lots of discussions around coming off Effexor. That could be for a lot of reasons - it doesn't work, or so many people...

I know everyone reacts differently but hoping to hear positive experiences. I just restarted effexor after tapering for 6 weeks and then restarting. I was...

I have been on Effexor for almost a year now, I decided to go off, I tapered my dose down to 3mg over time, then...

I tapered to 37.5 mg for 4 weeks until I had severe withdrawals. I went back to my original dose of effexor 75 mg xr...

Hello everyone, I have been in effexor for fifteen years been on 150 for seven. Finally found out a lot of my issues were do...