Posted by ChipW on May 7, 2001, at 7:48:33
In reply to Re: Effexor Withdrawal Diary, posted by Wendy B on May 6, 2001, at 9:04:50
> Hey Chip,
>
> One thing, a suggestion on method: if you have got the capsules, just PULL them apart, no need to use a razor blade. I found that if you twist the cap (and it does stick a little, so keep twisting), as you ssslllloooowllly pull it, that works best.This is what I do as well. The razor blade is used to seperate the pellets into different piles on the plate.
> I would then dump them into a glass of water & swallow them as best I could. Keep rinsing the glass out with more water till you swallow them all.
This is what I did on the first one, but man does that take a lot of water! Plus the little buggers kept getting stuck in my teeth, under my tongue, what a mess! I think if I had done this more than twice I would have purchased some empty gelcaps to make the whole thing easier.
> I also tapered much more slowly than my pdoc suggested, but it still didn't keep the nausea away, and that kept me home on the couch for at least 24 hrs every time I tapered down a notch.
That's exactly why I decided to taper so rapidly. I wanted to get it overwith. I went from 150 mg standard dose down to 75mg for four days, then off.
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> Good luck, man, and keep us posted on how you feel...
> Wendy B.I will, and thanks for the post!
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