Posted by Ieva on March 10, 2004, at 11:28:13
In reply to Re: Any long term Effexor-free survivors? » DepNYer, posted by jiggitykid on March 10, 2004, at 9:52:11
BTW, today begins my first Effexor-free 24hrs, after having tapered off for the last week or so. I went from 250mg/day to 37.5mg/day, tapering down each dose gradually. This was after a disastrous attept at cold-turkey off the 250mg dose. To those of you currently doing the cold-turkey method, I beg you to reconsider. At least maybe try it from a lower dose. Trust me when I say it is MUCH, MUCH easier on you to drop off from a lower dose!! Coming off the drug doesn't have to be that bad. You will still have W/D's, but not near as severe as what you could, or are now expiriencing. Especially those of you on doses higher that 250mg. I don't know how you're coping.... My expirince was hellish. Please, please reconsider and try the "taper-off" method. Even if your anti-putting-this-evil-stuff-back-in-your-body... look at it as a means to an end.
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