Posted by saint james on December 31, 1998, at 0:42:34
In reply to Effexor withdrawal - very bad news, posted by janey on November 1, 1998, at 16:30:34
> I don't know if Effexor has a shorter half life than the SSRIs, or really what the withdrawal side effects might be for those,
James here...Yep...short half life...it is one of the few AD's that has a short half life. For this reason it is best to not take 1 big dose at night...do a divided dose. I get no withdrawal but Effexor greatly improves my cognation (dopamine ?) so I quickly feel it's lack of effects. On other lists
many have reported it is tuff to come off of...it would seem that as Effexor rapidly clears from your system this may be part of the reason. I have tolerated doses as high as 400 mgs and take 200-300 a day. Makes me sweat a bit (and I have a genetic predisposition to doing this anyway) but I get used to this...it is only a problem if is miss a dose. Above 400 mgs my tummy cannot take it...another common problem.james
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