Posted by jotho on September 13, 2002, at 16:58:22
In reply to Re: Withdrawal From Effexor, posted by DebraA. on September 13, 2002, at 15:28:25
Hello all...
I have to say (not to be argumentative) that i just don't see the advantage of either extreme of 1.) coming down from Effexor all at once, when the odds of a "cleaner" break accompany a slow, downward titration of dosage, or
2.) taking one bead out of an Effexor capsule at a time as a efficient withdrawal method.It would appear to me, regarding the former, that according to this board only the smallest minority succesfully stop Effexor all at once without at least some side-effects....most suffering horrendously. Why take that chance when you know the crap you're gonna feel when you stop is as bad as the crap you felt while on it?
As for the latter, I would think if you are actually that sensitive to one singular bead of Effexor, that the full dose you were on would have sent you to emergency ward in the first place. And i've never heard of a doctor titrating up or down a meager bead or two, or know of no medication that is packaged in that fashion (though, yes, i realize we all frequently must resort to making our own 'adjustments' with a pill cutter). Ultimately, it does seem that this method would be, by its very nature, the gentlest *possible* method of eliminating the drug from your system. It just seems for the most part, and for most people, that it would be overkill, and could be done more quickly, and as safely, in larger steps. Just my two-cents worth of blather.
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