Posted by ChipW on May 20, 2001, at 15:51:14
In reply to Re: Effexor Withdrawal Diary, posted by Ann NY on May 11, 2001, at 9:42:09
> I'm not a pharmacologist, but I am familiar with pharmaceutical formulations including slow release ones.
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> The purpose of the capsule is to protect the slow release component from the acid in your stomach. It sounds like you are getting a 75mg dose all at once if you are cutting it open. It sounds like you are almost finished but for other people, maybe you should split the broken capsule over two dosages.I think that is the purpose of the individual pellets within the capsule -- each pellet releases at a different time. That was my assumption, anyway.
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> Why isn't your docotor helping you get off? I know you can get as low as 25 mg as immediate release tablets - that's what I started on.There are good doctors and bad ones.
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> Good luck and good health.
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