Posted by Janie on March 24, 2001, at 15:46:47
In reply to On a More Constructive Note..., posted by Janie on March 24, 2001, at 15:00:30
> Just a suggestion for all who may be withdrawing from Effexor. If you feel like crap, just take whatever dosage will curtail the side effects, and go down from there. I, personally, cut the dosage by hours...from every 24 to 36 to 48 and so on. My baseline was 37.5 mg. If I got rocky a couple of days without anything, I just popped another pill. BINGO!! The next cycle, it was 3 days later, the next 4 days later....It just ain't necessary to suffer (unless you enjoy it).
P.S. I might also mention (which most of you probably know) that Effexor comes in 25mg tablets that are not time release and are scored. Soooooo, if you have difficulty cutting your XR in half because of the limited dosages available in XR form, you have the option of "embellishing" your XR with a little regular Effexor in 25mg, 12.5mg increments. If you have a REALLY sharp knife..........
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