Posted by awatts on March 23, 2004, at 6:30:04
In reply to Afraid of Effexor Xr, posted by Jeano on March 23, 2004, at 0:01:03
> However, after surfing the net for some feed back regarding withdrawal symtoms, I am afraid to continue taking Effexor XR. The reported brain shocks really scare me. Since I have only taken it for a few days, I'm thinking of stopping and trying something more natural like St John's Wort. Has anyone experienced bad side effects by going off effexor cold turkey?
Don't let those people scare you! If, at some time, you want to stop or reduce the Effexor XR, don't do it cold turkey. Taper off over many weeks. If Effexor works for you, I'd stay with it. You may want to adjust the dosage from time to time, but do this very slowly. I take 300mg of Effexor XR per day. It works for me.
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