Posted by Kenny Koala on January 24, 2005, at 11:22:43
In reply to more effexor withdrawl advice needed please!, posted by Dark on January 24, 2005, at 8:36:00
> Hi,
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> need some thoughts on what my doc has advised me to do.
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> Been taking effexor for just over a year and in last couple of months went down to 37.5mg a day. After advice from my doc i have started to taper off by missing a day of taking it after 7days, then 6, 5 etc until i was taking one every other day. Now im taking one every 2days, then 3days, then 4 and so on untill i stop completely. Now obviously after 2 days without taking the withdrawl effects started to kick in so im feeling pretty worried.
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> Has anyone else tapered off this way or is there a better way to do it?
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> any thoughts or suggestions appreciated!
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> cheers,
>
>
Missing days is probably going to be of no value. Effexor's halflife is so short that you will suffer withdrawl during those days.Once you are down to 37.5mg I would substitute 10mg dosages of Prozac to easy the withdrawl pains. Prozac has an extremely long halflife & thus very little withdrawl syndrome.
poster:Kenny Koala
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